WUCT | |
City: | Algood, Tennessee |
Area: | Cookeville, Tennessee |
Branding: | NewsTalk 94.1 |
Frequency: | 1600 kHz |
Translator: | 94.1 W231DG (Cookeville) |
Airdate: | (as WRZK at 1590) |
Format: | News/Talk |
Power: | 2,500 watts day 20 watts night (AM) |
Erp: | 250 watts (FM) |
Class: | D (AM & FM) |
Facility Id: | 39797 |
Coordinates: | 36.1839°N -85.4175°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Where Upper Cumberland Talks |
Former Callsigns: | WRZK (1981–1983) WWRT (1983–1990) WATX (1990–2017) |
Former Frequencies: | 1590 kHz (1981–2008) |
Owner: | JWC Broadcasting |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | newstalk941.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WUCT (1600 AM, "NewsTalk 94.1") is a radio station licensed to Algood, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Cookeville area. The station is currently owned by Jwc Broadcasting.[1]
The station went on the air as WRZK on June 22, 1981. On June 1, 1983, the station changed its call sign to WWRT, and on January 15, 1990 to WATX.[2] WATX originally broadcast on 1590 kilohertz, and later moved to 1600. The station subsequently added a translator on 100.9 FM, known as W265BC (WATX-FM unofficially).[3]
In January 2017, WATX rebranded as "NewsTalk 94.1" (switching translators to W231DG 94.1 FM Cookeville). On January 1, 2017, WATX changed call letters to WUCT.[4]