WCTF (1170
AM) is a
radio station
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licensed to
Family Radio
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and located in
Vernon, Connecticut
Vernon is the most populous town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 30,215 at the 2020 census. Vernon contains the smaller villages of Talcottville and Dobsonville. Vernon contains the former City of Rockville.
...
. The station operates during the daytime only with 1,000
watt
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s of power, using a two-tower directional antenna system.
History
On May 24, 1979, the FCC granted a construction permit to Tolland County Broadcasting, Inc., for a new daytime-only radio station on 1170 kHz in Vernon. The firm's efforts were troubled by delays obtaining a site. Taking the call letters WRTT for "Radio Tri-Town", the station did not begin broadcasting until November 21, 1982,
operating from studios in
Rockville with programming of interest for listeners in and near Vernon.
The outlet went silent in 1985 due to financial issues; the station was purchased by Family Radio in 1985 for $136,000, with the transaction finalized in January 1986. In 1998, the studios were moved from Rockville to the transmitter site on Penfield Drive in
Ellington.
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Radio stations established in 1982
Family Radio stations
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1982 establishments in Connecticut
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