WBCT
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| City | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo |
| Branding | B-93 |
| Slogan | Michigan's #1 For New Country |
| Frequency | 93.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | October 1951 |
| Format |
Country HD2: Classic Country |
| ERP | 320,000 watts |
| HAAT | 238 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 73606 |
| Callsign meaning | World's Biggest Country Transmitter |
| Former callsigns | WJEF-FM (6/25/51-7/24/63) WJFM (7/24/63-7/21/92) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (CC Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WBFX, WMAX-FM, WOOD, WSNX-FM, WSRW-FM, WTKG |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | b93.com |
WBCT (93.7 MHz, "B-93") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan and owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station has had a country music radio format since July 24, 1992.
WBCT's transmitter is at the WWMT TV Tower in Yankee Springs Township near Gun Lake. WBCT has the distinction of broadcasting with the highest power of any North American radio station, at 320,000 watts effective radiated power (ERP). The antenna is approximately 800 feet (240 m) up the 1,100-foot (340 m) structure. The station's signal can be heard as far east as Howell, Michigan, as far south as Rome City, Indiana, and as far north as Reed City, Michigan, providing a coverage area of 25,000 square miles (65,000 km2) over 20 counties in Michigan. WBCT is a Class B "Superpower Grandfathered" station, meaning its power was granted before the Federal Communications Commission set maximum standards for FM radio stations. The maximum ERP that would be granted today, under FCC rules, using the same antenna height of 238 meters, would be 20,000 watts. Grand Rapids has two other superpower grandfathered stations, 105.7 WSRW-FM at 265,000 watts and 104.1 WVGR at 96,000 watts.
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