WDRC (AM)

WDRC
Broadcast areaGreater Hartford
Frequency1360 kHz
BrandingTalk of Connecticut
Programming
FormatConservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Full Power Radio
  • (Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation)
WBOM, WDRC-FM, WMRQ-FM, WNTY, WSNG
History
First air date
December 10, 1922; 101 years ago (1922-12-10)
Former call signs
WPAJ (1922–1925)
Call sign meaning
Doolittle Radio Corporation (previous owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID7711
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°48′47.36″N 72°41′44.34″W / 41.8131556°N 72.6956500°W / 41.8131556; -72.6956500
Translator(s)103.3 W277DT (Hartford)
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitetalkofconnecticut.com

WDRC (1360 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Hartford, Connecticut. It is owned by Full Power Radio and airs a conservative talk radio format. The studios and transmitter site are located on Blue Hill Avenue (Connecticut Route 187) in Bloomfield, Connecticut, with other radio stations.[2]

WDRC is the flagship station of "The Talk of Connecticut", which is simulcast in Torrington on WSNG (610 AM). 250-watt FM translator station W277DT, 103.3 MHz, also carries WDRC programming for listeners in Hartford and adjacent communities.[3]

WDRC operates fulltime with 5,000 watts. The signal is non-directional by day, but because AM band signals travel farther at night, after sunset the station uses a directional antenna that sends most of its coverage eastward, in order to protect other stations on AM 1360.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDRC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WDRC-AM 1360 kHz" (radio-locator.com)
  3. ^ "W277DT-FM 103.3 MHz" (radio-locator.com)