| WTRC-FM | |
| City: | Niles, Michigan |
| Country: | US |
| Area: | South Bend, Indiana |
| Branding: | News Talk 95.3 MNC |
| Format: | News/talk |
| Erp: | 5,500 watts |
| Haat: | 84m (276feet) |
| Class: | A |
| Facility Id: | 48911 |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Coordinates: | 41.7378°N -86.2528°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | Truth Radio Corporation (former owner of WTRC) |
| Owner: | Federated Media |
| Licensee: | Pathfinder Communications Corporation |
| Sister Stations: | WTRC, WAOR, WBYT, WRBR-FM |
WTRC-FM (95.3 MHz; "News Talk 95.3 MNC") is a commercial radio station, licensed to Niles, Michigan and featuring a news/talk format. The station's owner is Federated Media. Its programming and on-air presentation are closely patterned after Federated's news/talk station in Fort Wayne, WOWO. The station broadcasts syndicated programming, including Dan Bongino, Brian Kilmeade, and Sean Hannity.[1] WTRC-FM is a Fox News Radio affiliate.[2]
WTRC-FM is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio digital hybrid format.[3]
The station first began broadcasting as WNIL-FM.[4] Before adopting the current format, it had a classic rock format as WAOR. (Following the change in formats the WAOR call letters, along with the classic rock format, moved to 95.7 FM, now WRDI.)[5]
After changing its call letters to WTRC-FM, the station switched to a news/talk format that was simulcast over WTRC (1340 AM) in Elkhart, Indiana. On May 5, 2014, WTRC and WTRC-FM began broadcasting separate morning shows, although the two stations continued to jointly broadcast most other programming.[1] On February 21, 2017, WTRC changed its format to adult standards, ending its WTRC-FM simulcasts.[6] In April 2023, WTRC dropped a soft oldies format for a news/talk format again partially simulcast with WTRC-FM; the two stations share local drive time programming but have largely separate syndicated programming.[7]