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| Broadcast area | Metro Atlanta |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Jazz 91.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Jazz |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Clark Atlanta University |
| History | |
First air date | April 10, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-04-10) |
Call sign meaning | CLarK |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11675 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 480watts |
| HAAT | 302 meters (991 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°48′26″N84°20′22″W / 33.80722°N 84.33944°W /33.80722; -84.33944 |
| Translator(s) | 99.3 W257DF (Atlanta) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wclk |
WCLK (91.9FM) – branded asJazz 91.9 – is a non-commercialjazzradio station licensed to serveAtlanta, Georgia. Owned byClark Atlanta University, the station covers much of theAtlanta metropolitan area.[2][3] The WCLK studios are located on the Clark University campus at theRobert W. Woodruff Library, while the station transmitter is located in Atlanta'sNorth Druid Hills section. In addition to a standardanalog transmission, WCLK broadcasts inHD Radio.[4] and is available online.
On April 10, 1974, WCLKsigned on the air for the first time.[5] Initially, it only broadcast at 54 watts, on a 340-foot tower. Its coverage area only extended a few miles around Clark University, a precursor to Clark Atlanta before its merger with Atlanta University in 1988. Over time, its power and antenna height were upgraded, giving the station a signal that covers all of Atlanta and its adjacent suburbs. WCLK was granted aFederal Communications Commissionconstruction permit in early 2009 to downgrade itseffective radiated power (ERP) from 6,000watts to 480 watts, but its antennaheight above average terrain was more than tripled, going to 991 feet from 308 feet, so its overall coverage area remained the same as before.
WCLK previously aired severalNPR talk and information shows not heard on Atlanta's primary NPR station,WABE, during the time that WABE's schedule included daytime broadcasts ofclassical music. When WABE switched to news and talk for most of the day starting in 2014, WCLK dropped the NPR talk shows to air a schedule of mostly jazz music and related genres, but remains affiliated with NPR for some news and jazz programming.
WCLK collaborated with theCity of Atlanta to create theJazz of the City Atlanta portrait featuring over 100 jazz musicians surrounding MayorShirley Franklin in theAtlanta City Hall Atrium. The color photograph by Seve "Obasina" Adigun and Gregory Turner, taken in April 2007, mirrors the iconic, classic, black-and-white image,A Great Day in Harlem 1958 byArt Kane.
Nationally distributed shows produced at WCLK includeJazz in the New Millennium andThe SOUL of Jazz. Both are distributed by the African-American Public Radio Consortium.[6]
WCLK was relayed by twobroadcast translators, whoseranges were entirely within its main broadcast area. Its former six-watt translatorW250BC inRiverdale was sold for $100,000 to Extreme Media Group in November 2007, then to commercial broadcasterCumulus Media in February 2009. WCLK was then relayed byW275BK inDecatur, which broadcast 170 watts on 102.9, owned by the Radio Assist Ministry.
WCLK currently has an FM translator, W209CG, 89.7 MHz inTallapoosa, Georgia.