WCAT (AM)
| City | Burlington, Vermont |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Burlington-Plattsburgh area |
| Frequency | 1390 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 98.3 W252CJ (Burlington) |
| First air date | April 1954 (as WDOT) |
| Format | Business News |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 5,000 watts (night) 220 watts (FM translator) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 73613 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°29′47.00″N 73°12′49.00″W / 44.4963889°N 73.2136111°W |
| Callsign meaning | University of Vermont CATamounts |
| Former callsigns | WDOT (1954-1993) WKDR (1993-2002) WVAA (2002-2006) |
| Owner | Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WFAD, WIFY, WIXM, WRSA, WWMP |
WCAT (1390 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Burlington, Vermont, United States, and serving the Burlington-Plattsburgh area. The station is owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. According to FCC records, WCAT's tower #1 is the tallest man-made structure in the state of Vermont.
WCAT broadcasts at 5,000 watts around the clock, with a non-directional signal by day. But to protect other stations on AM 1390 at night when AM radio waves travel farther, it uses a directional antenna after sunset. WCAT's transmitter is located off Intervale Road in Burlington.
WCAT also airs on an FM translator, W252CJ, at 98.3 MHz, to give listeners the option to hear the station in FM stereo.
The station first signed on as WDOT on April 19, 1954 on the AM 1400 frequency at 1,000 watts of power. WDOT was Burlington's top-40 radio station for years and also an affiliate of the ABC Contemporary Radio Network. The station later moved to its current frequency, AM 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).
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