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| Broadcast area | Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Frequency | 1160kHz |
| Branding | Bott Radio Network |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bott Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | April1971 |
Former call signs | WAMB (1968–2006) |
Call sign meaning | ChristianRadioTennessee |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25031 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°9′49.00″N86°42′56.00″W / 36.1636111°N 86.7155556°W /36.1636111; -86.7155556 (NAD27) |
| Translator(s) | 107.1 W296DE (Donelson) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | bottradionetwork |
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| Broadcast area | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Frequency | 106.3MHz |
| Branding | Bott Radio Network |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bott Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | August 14,1990 |
Former call signs | WAMB-FM1 (1990–2007) |
Former frequencies | 106.7 MHz (1990–1998) 98.7 MHz (1998–2009) 103.9 MHz (2009–2015) |
Call sign meaning | ChristianRadioTennessee |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 166220 |
| Class | STA |
| ERP | 75 watts |
| HAAT | 83 meters (272 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°9′49.00″N86°42′56.00″W / 36.1636111°N 86.7155556°W /36.1636111; -86.7155556 (NAD27) |
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Public license information | |
WCRT (1160kHz) is a Class BAMradio station licensed to the community ofDonelson, Tennessee, nearNashville. Broadcasting a format ofevangelical preaching andtalk shows, WCRT is owned by Bott Communications, a Christian broadcaster, which bought the station, formerly WAMB, from longtime Nashville broadcaster Bill Barry (now deceased; he later operated a lower-powered WAMB on the frequency of 1200 kHz).
WCRT broadcasts with 50,000watts during the day and 1,000 watts at night. Because the 1160 kHz frequency receives interference from a Cuban radio station[who?] operating in excess of the officially notified power under international treaties, WCRT maintained aspecial temporary authority since 1990 from theFederal Communications Commission to operate anFM station at night as well. This station had the call sign WCRT-FM1 and, from 1998 on, operated from one of the WCRT (AM) towers.[3] The last frequency for WCRT-FM1 is 106.3 MHz, the fourth frequency on which it operated since being authorized; the station was required to cease operations when a license was issued for a low-power station on the frequency,WXNS-LP.[4] It has since been replaced by a normal translator, W296DE (107.1 FM).
1160 AM is a United Statesclear-channel frequency, on whichKSL inSalt Lake City is the dominantClass A station. WCRT must reduce power during nighttime hours in order to protect theskywave signals of KSL (AM) andWYLL inChicago, both fulltime 50,000watts signals. WYLL is a Class B station.
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