Global InformationWCGC information
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|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Charlotte metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1270 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Affiliations | EWTN Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Carolina Catholic Radio Network |
| History | |
First air date | December 11, 1954 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 27218 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°15′05″N 81°03′26″W / 35.25139°N 81.05722°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | CarolinaCatholicMedia.org |
WCGC (1270 AM) is a radio station licensed to Belmont, North Carolina, and serving the Charlotte/Gastonia area. The station is owned by Carolina Catholic Radio Network and broadcasts a Catholic radio format, using programming from the EWTN Radio Network.
By day, WCGC is powered at 10,000 watts non-directional. But at night, to protect other stations on 1270 AM, it greatly reduces power to 500 watts and uses a directional antenna.[1]
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WCGC