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| Broadcast area | Burlington-Plattsburgh area |
| Frequency | 1390 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WFAD, WIFY, WIXM, WRSA, WWMP | |
| History | |
First air date | April 1954 (as WDOT) |
Last air date | November 1, 2022 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | University of Vermont Catamounts |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 73613 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°29′47.2″N 73°12′47.5″W / 44.496444°N 73.213194°W |
WCAT (1390 AM) was a commercial radio station licensed to Burlington, Vermont, United States, and serving the Burlington-Plattsburgh area. The station was last owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc., part of the Champlain Media Group.[1] It aired a mainstream rock radio format, simulcast from co-owned WWMP (103.3 FM) in Waterbury.
WCAT broadcast at 5,000 watts around the clock, with a non-directional signal by day. To protect other stations on AM 1390 at night when AM radio waves travel farther, it used a directional antenna after sunset. WCAT's transmitter was located off Intervale Road in Burlington.[2] Studios and offices were on Water Tower Circle in Colchester, Vermont. According to FCC records, WCAT's 445-foot (136 m) tower #1 is the tallest man-made structure in the State of Vermont.[3]
WCAT also aired on an FM translator, W252CJ, at 98.3 MHz, to give listeners the option to hear the station in FM stereo.[4]