WLAT

WLAT
Broadcast areaHartford metropolitan area
Frequency910 kHz
BrandingMega 101.7 & 97.5
Programming
FormatSpanish tropical
Ownership
Owner
  • Gois Broadcasting
  • (Gois Broadcasting of Connecticut, LLC)
History
First air date
May 20, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-05-20)[1]
Former call signs
  • WCNW (CP, 1948)[2]
  • WHAY (1948–1965)
  • WRCH (1965–1974)
  • WRCQ (1974–1990)
  • WNEZ (1990–2001)
Call sign meaning
"Latino"
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1911
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 2,800 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
41°42′58.36″N 72°48′35.36″W / 41.7162111°N 72.8098222°W / 41.7162111; -72.8098222
Translator(s)101.7 W269DE (New Britain)
Repeater(s)1480 WKND (Windsor)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.mimusicaboston.com/megahartford

WLAT (910 AM, "Mega 101.7 & 97.5") is a radio station licensed to New Britain, Connecticut, and serving the Hartford market. WLAT airs a Spanish tropical music format. Owned by Gois Broadcasting, WLAT broadcasts from studios located on Burnside Avenue in East Hartford, while its transmitter array is located behind the Connecticut School of Broadcasting on Birdseye Road in Farmington (also known as "Radio Park"). The station also operates translator W269DE (101.7 FM) in New Britain; it is also simulcast on WKND (1480 AM and 97.5 FM).

  1. ^ "WLAT" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. 1999. p. D-79. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "WRCQ (WLAT) history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLAT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.