WTAD 930 AM is a

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, the station is owned by

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. WTAD carries a variety of local programming, as well as nationally syndicated shows such as

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History

WTAD was first licensed on July 20, 1923 to Robert E. Compton and First Presbyterian Church in Carthage, Illinois. The call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call letters. The station was deleted on December 18, 1923, then relicensed on July 8, 1925, to Robert E. Compton in Carthage, broadcasting at 1270 kHz, with a power of 50 watts.History Cards for WTAD
fcc.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2018. In December 1926, the license was transferred to the Illinois Stock Medicine Broadcasting Corporation, and the station was moved to Quincy, Illinois and its power increased to 500 watts. In 1928, its frequency was changed to 1440 kHz, sharing time on the frequency with WMBD in Peoria. In 1935, the station's frequency was changed to 900 kHz, running 500 watts during daytime hours only. In 1936, the station's power was increased to 1,000 watts. In 1941, nighttime operations were added, running 1,000 watts with a directional array, and the station's frequency was changed to 930 kHz. By 1941, the station had become an affiliate of the

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, 1941. p. 118. Retrieved August 3, 2018. In 1944, the station was sold to Lee Broadcasting for $487,500.WTAD is Acquired by Lee Syndicate
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'', November 27, 1944. p. 64. Retrieved August 3, 2018. In 1952, the station's daytime power was increased to 5,000 watts. In the 1970s and 1980s, the station aired a

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', Broadcasting Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-86. Retrieved August 3, 2018. By 1986, news-talk programming was added.
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', Broadcasting Cablecasting, 1986. p. B-91. Retrieved August 3, 2018. In December 1986, the station was sold to Eastern Broadcasting, along with 99.5

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, July 7, 1998. Retrieved August 4, 2018. In Spring 1994, the station's format was changed from

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. In the fall of 1994, the station's format changed from

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. In 1997, the station's programming began to be simulcast on 106.7 WBRJ in

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. In 1998, the station was sold to STARadio Corporation. In 1999, the station's simulcast ended, after 106.7 was sold and switched to an oldies format as WLRT "Golden 106.7".Format Changes & Updates
, ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 16 No. 20. May 19, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved August 4, 2018.

References

External links

WTAD's website
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