WVTK
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| WVTK | |
| 92.1 FM, The True Oldies Channel | |
| City of license | Port Henry, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Champlain Valley, Vermont and Essex County, New York |
| Frequency | 92.1 MHz |
| First air date | 1982 |
| Format | Oldies |
| ERP | 18,000 watts |
| Class | C3 |
| Callsign meaning | 'Vermont's Kiss" (From the Kiss-FM CHR Format) |
| Former callsigns | WJVT, WLCQ, WXNT, WMNM, WKLZ, WHWB-FM, WHRC-FM |
| Affiliations | The True Oldies Channel (ABC Radio) The Weather Channel |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Website | 921wvtk.com |
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WVTK-FM is an FM radio station that broadcasts on 92.1 MHz from a transmitter located in Port Henry, New York, which is near to Middlebury, Vermont. WVTK puts out almost the equivalent of a 25,000 watt signal, most of which radiates into Vermont's Champlain Valley. The signal can be heard clearly in Middlebury, Bristol, Brandon, and Vergennes, Burlington and Rutland. The station's short spacing to other radio stations on adjacent frequencies prevents WVTK from operating at the full 25,000 watts.
WVTK has been through many format and ownership changes during its 25 years of being on the air. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting, which has owned the station since 2001. The station was once Oldies for a several years under the call sign of WMNM as "Oldies 92", and returned to oldies once again under the call sign of "WLCQ" "Q92". On May 1, 2007, an oldies format based on the 60's, early 70's and very late 50's returned to 92.1. The station is now known as "92.1 The True Oldies Channel" taken from the Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel satellite service from ABC Radio.
Throughout the years, the station has had numerous call signs including WHRC-FM, WHWB-FM, WKLZ, WMNM, WXNT, WLCQ and WJVT. The WHWB-FM and WLKZ call signs were also used in Rutland on the 94.5 frequency prior to going dark in 1993 before the 94.5 frequency was reborn as WJEN "Cat Country". The WHWB-FM call sign was originally used on 98.1 FM in Rutland, VT prior to 1984 when WHWB-FM was a 50,000 watt station with an antenna height about 300 feet below average terrain on the West Proctor Road in Rutland Town, site of where the current WDVT transmits from. Formats on the 92.1 frequency have included: religion, country, [[hip-hop], adult contemporary, rock, smooth jazz, and once as a part time simulcast of New/Talk WSYB in Rutland. WVTK has also held an oldies format at three different times in its history. Prior to its current incarnation as an oldies station, the WVTK was known as "92.1 KISS FM, Vermont's New Hit Music Station", a contemporary hit radio station. The 92.1 frequency has had the most call signs and format flips of any radio station in Vermont and eastern New York.
Sources: Jay Gadon, V.A.B., F.C.C.
[edit] External links
Query the FCC's FM station database for WVTK
Radio Locator information on WVTK
Query Arbitron's FM station database for WVTK
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