WKCI-FM (101.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Hamden, Connecticut, broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Owned by iHeartMedia, it serves the Greater New Haven, Greater Hartford, and Greater Bridgeport areas.

WKCI-FM's studios are located in Radio Towers Park on Benham Street in Hamden, where it shares facilities with sister stations WELI and WAVZ. WKCI-FM transmits a full Class B signal, broadcasting with 12,000 watts[2] from a 915-foot (279 m) tower, the equivalent of 50,000 watts at 500 feet (150 m).[3] The station's transmitter is on Madmare Mountain in Hamden.[4]

HD Radio

WKCI-FM began broadcasts in HD Radio in December 2004.[5] Its HD2 signal airs a mainstream urban format, providing a second option to WZMX, and is simulcast on FM translator W265DB at 100.9 MHz, known as "100.9 The Beat"; this format signed on the air at 12 a.m. on June 23, 2015.[6]

Broadcast translator for WKCI-FM HD2
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W265DB 100.9 FMMilbrook, Connecticut139897250D41°20′58.8″N 72°58′20.7″W / 41.349667°N 72.972417°W / 41.349667; -72.972417 (W265DB)LMS

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WKCI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WKCI-FM : Call Sign History". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. "Antenna Structure Registration 1216288". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. "CDBS Print". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  5. "Application Search Details". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  6. radioinsight.com (June 23, 2015)