WBCR | |
City: | Alcoa, Tennessee |
Frequency: | 1470 kHz |
Airdate: | 1957 |
Format: | Religious/conservative talk |
Power: | 1,000 watts day 77 watts night |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 5887 |
Coordinates: | 35.7678°N -84.0158°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Blount County Radio |
Former Callsigns: | WMDR (1984–1993) |
Owner: | Blount County Broadcasting Corp. |
Website: | truthradio.tv |
Affiliations: | Genesis Communications Network |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WBCR (1470 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Alcoa, Tennessee, United States. The station is currently owned by Blount County Broadcasting Corp.[1] [2] The station programming is a mixture of religious and conservative talk and religious music.[3]
The station went on the air as WEAG in 1957, in a full-service/MOR format, later changing its call sign to WMDR ("The Music Doctor"), on 1984-07-16, and programming Top-40. Later, the format switched to easy listening. On 01-11-1993, the station changed its call sign to the current WBCR.[4]