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WCAT (AM)
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WCAT is a radio station
broadcasting a sports radio format in simulcast
with sister station
s WRSA
(1420 AM) and WFAD
(1490 AM) as "Fox Sports Vermont". Licensed to Burlington, Vermont
, USA, the station serves the Burlington-Plattsburgh area. The station is currently owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. and features programming from Fox Sports Radio
.
The station went on the air as WDOT in April 1954 on the 1400 frequency, and was Burlington's top-40 radio station for years. The station later moved to its current position on 1390, and was allowed to broadcast with 5,000 watts of power both daytme and nighttime. The station uses a three tower directional antenna at night to protect 1390 co-channels in Syracuse, New York
(WFBL
), Presque Isle, Maine
(WEGP
), and Plymouth, Massachusetts (WPLM).
The station changed its call letters to WKDR on June 1, 1993. The WKDR calls originated on the AM 1070 frequency, licensed to Plattsburgh, New York (which now operates as WTWK
), and the move benefited WKDR, since its previous position operates only in the daytime, protecting the former 50,000 watt clear channel (1-B) station, CBA
from Moncton, New Brunswick.
The station changed its callsign to WVAA on September 24, 2002, and to the current WCAT on August 21, 2006.
WCAT has switched affiliations from ESPN Radio to Fox Sports Radio
on January 1, 2011; the ESPN affiliation has moved to WCPV
.
Radio station
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broadcasting a sports radio format in simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
with sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
s WRSA
WRSA (AM)
WRSA is a radio station licensed to serve St. Albans, Vermont. The station is owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. It airs a sports radio format in simulcast with sister stations WCAT and WFAD as "Fox Sports Vermont"....
(1420 AM) and WFAD
WFAD
WFAD is a radio station licensed to serve Middlebury, Vermont. The station is owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. It airs a Sports radio format in simulcast with sister stations WCAT and WRSA as "Fox Sports Vermont"....
(1490 AM) as "Fox Sports Vermont". Licensed to Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
, USA, the station serves the Burlington-Plattsburgh area. The station is currently owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. and features programming from Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
.
History
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
(WFBL
WFBL
WFBL, located at 1390 kHz on the AM dial, is a talk and news radio station owned by Buckley Broadcasting and serving the city of Syracuse, New York....
), Presque Isle, Maine
Presque Isle, Maine
Presque Isle is the commercial center and largest city in the sparsely populated Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,692 at the 2010 census...
(WEGP
WEGP
WEGP is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Presque Isle, Maine, USA, the station serves the Northern Maine, Western New Brunswick, and Downeast area. The station is currently owned by Northern Maine Broadcasting Inc...
), and Plymouth, Massachusetts (WPLM).
The station changed its call letters to WKDR on June 1, 1993. The WKDR calls originated on the AM 1070 frequency, licensed to Plattsburgh, New York (which now operates as WTWK
WTWK
WTWK is a radio station broadcasting a business talk format. Licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, USA, the station serves the Burlington-Plattsburgh area. The station is currently owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc..-History:...
), and the move benefited WKDR, since its previous position operates only in the daytime, protecting the former 50,000 watt clear channel (1-B) station, CBA
CBA (AM)
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from Moncton, New Brunswick.
The station changed its callsign to WVAA on September 24, 2002, and to the current WCAT on August 21, 2006.
WCAT has switched affiliations from ESPN Radio to Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
on January 1, 2011; the ESPN affiliation has moved to WCPV
WCPV
WCPV is an English-language American radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Essex, New York, USA, the station serves the Champlain Valley of New York and Vermont...
.