WGCL (AM)

WGCL (1370 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format to the Bloomington, Indiana, United States, area. The station is owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. along with sister station WTTS (92.3 FM), and features programming from ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.[1]

Not to be confused with WGCL-TV.
WGCL
CityBloomington, Indiana
Frequency1370 kHz
BrandingWGCL AM 1370 98.7 FM
SloganNews Sports Talk
Programming
FormatNews Talk Information
AffiliationsABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerSarkes Tarzian, Inc.
WTTS
History
First air date
March 1949
Former call signs
WTTS (1949-1984)
WGTC (1984-1988)
Technical information
Facility ID59131
ClassB (AM)
D (FM)
Power5,000 watts day
500 watts night
ERP250 watts (FM)
Transmitter coordinates
39°11′25.00″N 86°38′2.00″W
Translator(s)98.7 W254DP (Bloomington)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewgclradio.com

WGCL is not related to WGCL-TV, a CBS-affiliated television station in Atlanta, Georgia, and owned by Meredith Corporation.

History

WGCL went on the air as WTTS in 1949, running 1000, then 5000 watts days and 500 watts nights on 1370 kHz. It was Bloomington's third AM radio station (the others being WSUA 1010 (1946–50) and WTOM 1490 (1947–51)). WTTS was a full-service/Middle-of-the-Road (MOR) station affiliated with the ABC Radio Network prior to that network's 1967 split, and the ABC Entertainment Network after that.

In 1960, Sarkes Tarzian put sister station WTTV-FM 92.3 on the air; simulcasted WTTS until 1967. Tarzian also owned television station WTTV from its sign-on in November 1949 until 1978. The station had an MOR format, with a rock format at night beginning in 1968.

WTTS changed its callsign to WGTC on July 9, 1984, running a country-music format. On November 17, 1988, the station changed its call sign to the current WGCL.[2]

Currently, WGCL simulcasts on the 98.7 FM signal in Bloomington.

Current programming

WGCL currently carries Coast to Coast AM, Hugh Hewitt, The Dave Ramsey Show, Bob Brinker's Moneytalk, Kim Komando, At Home with Gary Sullivan, The Dennis Miller Show, The Huckabee Report, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Sean Hannity Show, and The Clark Howard Show. Local programming is also produced by the station, including Glass in the Afternoon (Monday through Friday), Joe Smith Sportstalk (Tuesday evenings), The Bloomington Review (Saturday mornings), and Your Money with David Hays (Saturday mornings).

(WGCL's logo under previous 96.1 translator simulcast)

References
  1. "WGCL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WGCL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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