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| Broadcast area | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Frequency | 1170kHz |
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| History | |
First air date | November 21, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-11-21)[1] |
Former call signs | WRTT (1979–1986) |
Call sign meaning | "Connecticut Family Radio" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20826 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°52′7.35″N72°29′2.31″W / 41.8687083°N 72.4839750°W /41.8687083; -72.4839750 |
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WCTF (1170AM) is a silent radio station licensed toFamily Radio and located inVernon, Connecticut. The station operated during the daytime only with 1,000 watts of power, using a two-tower directional antenna system.
On May 24, 1979, theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) granted aconstruction permit to Tolland County Broadcasting, Inc., for a new daytime-only radio station on 1170 kHz in Vernon.[3] The company was owned by Massachusetts interests: Edward F. Perry Jr., an engineering and sales consultant and owner ofWATD-FM inMarshfield andWGFP inWebster, owned 80 percent of the station, while 10 percent stakes were held by Bruce Blanchard, general manager ofWTCC inSpringfield, and Albert C. Pryor III, a Massachusetts legislative aide.[4] The firm's efforts were troubled by delays obtaining a site. Taking the call letters WRTT for "Radio Tri-Town",[5] the station did not begin broadcasting until November 21, 1982,[1] operating from studios inRockville with programming of interest for listeners in and near Vernon.[6]
By the time of a planned $250,000 sale to Radio-Television-Tele-Communications Inc.—controlled by WRTT general manager Lee R. Tyrol—in 1984, 20 percent of the station was owned byWGGB-TV program director Tom Schnyt, with Edward Perry's interest reduced to 70 percent and Bruce Blanchard keeping his 10 percent stake.[7] The outlet went silent on June 14, 1985, after the station's antenna was damaged by a lighting strike; Perry announced that WRTT would not return to the air until the completion of a planned sale of the station, but would not comment on reports that the new owners would replace itsoldies format withreligious programming beyond hinting that "listeners will be pleasantly surprised by the change in format".[8] Perry filed to sell the station toOakland, California–based Family Stations that September for $136,900,[9] with the transaction finalized in January 1986.[1]
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