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| Broadcast area | Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo |
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| Frequency | 93.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | B-93 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBFX, WMAX-FM, WOOD, WSNX-FM, WSRW-FM, WTKG | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1951 |
Former call signs | WJEF-FM (1951–1963) WJFM (1963–1992) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73606 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 320,000 watts |
| HAAT | 238 meters (781 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | b93.iheart.com |
WBCT (93.7 FM, "B-93") is a commercial radio station licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and owned by iHeartMedia. The studios and offices are located at 77 Monroe Center in Downtown Grand Rapids. The station has had a country music radio format since July 24, 1992.
WBCT's transmitter is at the WWMT TV Tower in Yankee Springs Township near Gun Lake. WBCT has the distinction of broadcasting with the highest power of any North American radio station, at 320,000 watts effective radiated power (ERP). The antenna is approximately 800 feet (240 m) up the 1,100-foot (340 m) structure. The station's signal can be heard as far east as Howell, Michigan, as far south as Rome City, Indiana, and as far north as Reed City, Michigan, far west as Milwaukee, Wisconsin, providing a coverage area of 25,000 square miles (65,000 km2) over 20 counties in Michigan. WBCT is a Class B "Superpower Grandfathered" station, meaning its power was granted before the Federal Communications Commission set maximum standards for FM radio stations. The maximum ERP that would be granted today, under FCC rules, using the same antenna height of 238 meters, would be 20,000 watts.[2] Grand Rapids has two other superpower grandfathered stations, 105.7 WSRW-FM at 265,000 watts and 104.1 WVGR at 96,000 watts.
WBCT is licensed for HD Radio operation, and carries The Nashville Channel on its HD2 subchannel.[3]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBCT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "FMpower - Find ERP for an FM Station Class". 17 December 2015.
- ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=66 HD Radio Guide for Grand Rapids