WGCL (1370 kHz) is a

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, serving Monroe County. The station is owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. along with sister station

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92.3 FM. It broadcasts a

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format with programming from CBS Sports Radio in the evening. The radio studios and offices are on West 7th Street in Bloomington. By day, WGCL is powered at 5,000

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s. But to avoid interference to other stations on

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, at night it reduces power to 500 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. Programming is also heard on 250 watt

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W254DP at 98.7

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Programming

Most weekday programming on WGCL is nationally syndicated. One local show is heard weekdays, "Glass in the Afternoon". Syndicated weekday shows include

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, "

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with

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" and "

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." Evenings feature shows from the CBS Sports Radio Network. In the fall,

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is heard on Friday evenings. On weekends, syndicated shows include

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, " Bill Handel on the Law" and " At Home with Gary Sullivan." Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio, followed by local news and weather.

History

On , the station first

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the air. It has always been owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. The station's original

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was WTTS, powered at 1,000

s by day, 500 watts at night. It was Bloomington's third AM radio station, the others being WSUA 1010 (1946–50) and WTOM 1490 (1947–51). From the 1950s until the 1984, WTTS was a full-service, middle of the road (MOR) station, playing popular adult music, news and sports. It was a

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of ABC Radio prior to that network's 1967 split, and the ABC Entertainment Network after that. In November 1949, Sarkes Tarzian put television station

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Channel 4 on the air. Tarzian owned it until 1978. In 1960, sister station WTTV-FM 92.3 went on the air,

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ing 1370 WTTS until 1967, when it switched to a separate format. WTTS changed its call letters to WGTC on July 9, 1984, flipping to a full-service,

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format. On November 17, 1988, the station changed its call sign to the current WGCL. It ended music programming, moving to a

format.

FM translator

WGCL added an FM translator, originally at 96.1 MHz, W241CD. It later switched its translator simulcast to 98.7 MHz, W254DP.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for WGCL
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