WRCH (FM)

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WRCH

New Britain, Connecticut United States
Broadcast area	Greater Hartford
Frequency	100.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Lite 100.5 WRCH
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Adult contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
Sister stations	WTIC WTIC-FM WZMX
History
First air date	July 1, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-07-01)
Call sign meaning	Radio Connecticut Hartford or "Rich music" (former slogan)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	1910
Class	B
ERP	7,500 watts
HAAT	381 meters (1,250 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°42′14″N 72°49′55″W / 41.704°N 72.832°W / 41.704; -72.832
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/wrch

WRCH (100.5 FM; "Lite 100.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to New Britain, Connecticut, and serving the Greater Hartford and New Haven areas. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs an adult contemporary radio format.

WRCH's transmitter is located atop Rattlesnake Mountain, and transmits from the WTIC-TV tower off U.S. Route 6 (Colt Highway) in Farmington.^[2] A backup transmitter is in "Radio Park" behind the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, its former studio location. The station's studios and offices are located on Executive Drive, also in Farmington. WRCH broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. It offered smooth jazz programming on its formerly HD2 sub-channel. The HD3 sub-channel formerly carried a simulcast of sports talk-formatted WEEI-FM in Boston.^[3]