WTRC-FM - Revision history

Wcquidditch: fix oops

2024-06-17T02:15:10Z

fix oops

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	\| facility_id = 48911		\| facility_id = 48911
	\| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission\|FCC]]		\| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission\|FCC]]
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|41\|44\|16.2\|N\|86\|15\|10\|W\|region:US-~~IN_type~~:landmark\|display=inline\|name=WTRC-FM}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|41\|44\|16.2\|N\|86\|15\|10\|W\|region:US-MI_type:landmark\|display=inline\|name=WTRC-FM}}
	\| callsign_meaning = [[The Elkhart Truth\|Truth]] Radio Corporation (former owner of [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]])		\| callsign_meaning = [[The Elkhart Truth\|Truth]] Radio Corporation (former owner of [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]])
	\| former_callsigns = {{ubl		\| former_callsigns = {{ubl

Wcquidditch: added Category:Niles, Michigan using HotCat; add country field to infobox; update to the NAD83 coordinates currently shown in FCC queries (more in line with the WGS84 coordinates intended in {{Coord}}); fix {{FM station data}}; etc.

2024-06-17T02:07:49Z

added Category:Niles, Michigan using HotCat; add country field to infobox; update to the NAD83 coordinates currently shown in FCC queries (more in line with the WGS84 coordinates intended in {{Coord}}); fix {{FM station data}}; etc.

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	\| logo = File:WTRC NewsTalk95.3 logo.png		\| logo = File:WTRC NewsTalk95.3 logo.png
	\| city = [[Niles, Michigan]]		\| city = [[Niles, Michigan]]
			\| country = US
	\| area = [[South Bend, Indiana]]		\| area = [[South Bend, Indiana]]
	\| branding = ''News Talk 95.3 MNC''		\| branding = ''News Talk 95.3 MNC''
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	\| facility_id = 48911		\| facility_id = 48911
	\| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission\|FCC]]		\| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission\|FCC]]
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|41\|44\|16\|N\|86\|15\|10\|W\|region:US-IN_type:landmark\|display=inline\|name=WTRC-FM}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|41\|44\|16.2\|N\|86\|15\|10\|W\|region:US-IN_type:landmark\|display=inline\|name=WTRC-FM}}
	\| callsign_meaning = [[The Elkhart Truth\|Truth]] Radio Corporation (former owner of [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]])		\| callsign_meaning = [[The Elkhart Truth\|Truth]] Radio Corporation (former owner of [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]])
	\| former_callsigns = {{ubl		\| former_callsigns = {{ubl
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	\| sister_stations = [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]], [[WAOR]], [[WBYT]], [[WRBR-FM]]		\| sister_stations = [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]], [[WAOR]], [[WBYT]], [[WRBR-FM]]
	\| webcast = {{listenlive\|url=https://player.listenlive.co/69041}}		\| webcast = {{listenlive\|url=https://player.listenlive.co/69041}}
	\| website = [https://www.953mnc.com ~~953mnc.com]~~		\| website = {{URL\|https://www.953mnc.com}}
	}}		}}

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	==History==		==History==
		⚫	The station first began broadcasting as WNIL-FM.<ref>[http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/CD-R/fmqslidx.htm FM-DX QSL/Veries] Accessed May 14, 2010</ref> 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]].)<ref>[http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100415/Biz/4150412/-1/XML Local radio to see changes] Meenan, Jim. ''[[South Bend Tribune]]''. April 15, 2010. Accessed May 14, 2010</ref>

⚫	The station first began broadcasting as WNIL-FM.<ref>[http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/CD-R/fmqslidx.htm FM-DX QSL/Veries] Accessed May 14, 2010</ref> 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]]).)<ref>[http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100415/Biz/4150412/-1/XML Local radio to see changes] Meenan, Jim. ''[[South Bend Tribune]]''. April 15, 2010. Accessed May 14, 2010</ref>

	After changing its call letters to WTRC-FM, the station switched to a news/talk format that was simulcast over [[WTRC (AM)\|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.<ref name=ter-wtrctruthradio/> On February 21, 2017, WTRC changed its format to [[adult standards]], ending its WTRC-FM simulcasts.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116615/frank-brings-standards-to-elkhart/ Frank Brings Standards to Elkhart] Radioinsight - February 21, 2017</ref> 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]].<ref name="ri-wtrcfmonamagain">{{cite news \|last1=Venta \|first1=Lance \|title=WTRC Enters MNC Nation \|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/250643/wtrc-enters-mnc-nation/ \|access-date=July 3, 2023 \|work=RadioInsight \|date=April 3, 2023}}</ref>		After changing its call letters to WTRC-FM, the station switched to a news/talk format that was simulcast over [[WTRC (AM)\|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.<ref name=ter-wtrctruthradio/> On February 21, 2017, WTRC changed its format to [[adult standards]], ending its WTRC-FM simulcasts.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116615/frank-brings-standards-to-elkhart/ Frank Brings Standards to Elkhart] Radioinsight - February 21, 2017</ref> 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]].<ref name="ri-wtrcfmonamagain">{{cite news \|last1=Venta \|first1=Lance \|title=WTRC Enters MNC Nation \|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/250643/wtrc-enters-mnc-nation/ \|access-date=July 3, 2023 \|work=RadioInsight \|date=April 3, 2023}}</ref>
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{Official website\|https://www.953mnc.com\|Official WTRC-FM website}}		*{{Official website\|https://www.953mnc.com\|Official WTRC-FM website}}
	*{{FM station data\|WTRC}}		*{{FM station data\|48911\|WTRC}}

	{{South Bend Radio}}		{{South Bend Radio}}
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	[[Category:Radio stations established in 1968]]		[[Category:Radio stations established in 1968]]
	[[Category:1968 establishments in Michigan]]		[[Category:1968 establishments in Michigan]]
			[[Category:Niles, Michigan]]

Wcquidditch: add licensing authority; etc.

2024-01-02T06:40:49Z

add licensing authority; etc.

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	\| format = [[Talk radio\|News/talk]]		\| format = [[Talk radio\|News/talk]]
	\| erp = 5,500 [[watt]]s		\| erp = 5,500 [[watt]]s
	\| haat = 84 ~~meters~~		\| haat = {{convert\|84\|m\|ft\|sp=us}}
	\| class = A		\| class = A
	\| facility_id = 48911		\| facility_id = 48911
			\| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission\|FCC]]
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|41\|44\|16\|N\|86\|15\|10\|W\|region:US-IN_type:landmark\|display=inline\|name=WTRC-FM}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|41\|44\|16\|N\|86\|15\|10\|W\|region:US-IN_type:landmark\|display=inline\|name=WTRC-FM}}
	\| callsign_meaning = [[The Elkhart Truth\|Truth]] Radio Corporation (former owner of [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]])		\| callsign_meaning = [[The Elkhart Truth\|Truth]] Radio Corporation (former owner of [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]])

Wcquidditch: rm WNIL as sister station (long since sold)

2023-07-03T21:17:43Z

rm WNIL as sister station (long since sold)

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	\| owner = [[Federated Media (broadcasting)\|Federated Media]]		\| owner = [[Federated Media (broadcasting)\|Federated Media]]
	\| licensee = Pathfinder Communications Corporation		\| licensee = Pathfinder Communications Corporation
	\| sister_stations = [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]], [[WAOR]], [[WBYT~~]], [[WNIL~~]], [[WRBR-FM]]		\| sister_stations = [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]], [[WAOR]], [[WBYT]], [[WRBR-FM]]
	\| webcast = {{listenlive\|url=https://player.listenlive.co/69041}}		\| webcast = {{listenlive\|url=https://player.listenlive.co/69041}}
	\| website = [https://www.953mnc.com 953mnc.com]		\| website = [https://www.953mnc.com 953mnc.com]

Wcquidditch: +Category:Radio stations established in 1968; +Category:1968 establishments in Michigan using HotCat; script-assisted date audit and style fixes per MOS:NUM; also per the Manual of Style, we do not highlight the letters in the expansion of an abbreviation (call sign meanings seem to fall under that category); etc.

2023-07-03T20:00:35Z

+Category:Radio stations established in 1968; +Category:1968 establishments in Michigan using HotCat; script-assisted date audit and style fixes per MOS:NUM; also per the Manual of Style, we do not highlight the letters in the expansion of an abbreviation (call sign meanings seem to fall under that category); etc.

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			{{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2023}}
	{{Infobox radio station		{{Infobox radio station
	\| name = WTRC-FM		\| name = WTRC-FM
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	\| branding = ''News Talk 95.3 MNC''		\| branding = ''News Talk 95.3 MNC''
	\| frequency = 95.3 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}		\| frequency = 95.3 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
	\| airdate =		\| airdate = {{start date\|1968}}
	\| format = [[Talk radio\|News/talk]]		\| format = [[Talk radio\|News/talk]]
	\| erp = 5,500 [[watt]]s		\| erp = 5,500 [[watt]]s
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	\| facility_id = 48911		\| facility_id = 48911
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|41\|44\|16\|N\|86\|15\|10\|W\|region:US-IN_type:landmark\|display=inline\|name=WTRC-FM}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|41\|44\|16\|N\|86\|15\|10\|W\|region:US-IN_type:landmark\|display=inline\|name=WTRC-FM}}
	\| callsign_meaning = ~~'''T'''ruth~~ ~~'''R'''adio~~ ~~'''C'''orporation~~ (former owner)		\| callsign_meaning = [[The Elkhart Truth\|Truth]] Radio Corporation (former owner of [[WTRC (AM)\|WTRC]])
	\| former_callsigns = {{ubl		\| former_callsigns = {{ubl
	\| WNIL-FM (~~1968-1977~~)		\| WNIL-FM (1968–1977)
	\| WAOR (~~1977-2010~~)		\| WAOR (1977–2010)
	}}		}}
	\| affiliations = [[Fox News Radio]]~~<br>~~[[Compass Media Networks]]~~<br>~~[[Premiere Networks]]~~<br>~~[[Regional Radio Sports Network]]~~<br>~~[[Westwood One]]		\| affiliations = {{ubl\|[[Fox News Radio]]\|[[Compass Media Networks]]\|[[Premiere Networks]]\|[[Regional Radio Sports Network]]\|[[Westwood One]]}}
	\| owner = [[Federated Media (broadcasting)\|Federated Media]]		\| owner = [[Federated Media (broadcasting)\|Federated Media]]
	\| licensee = Pathfinder Communications Corporation		\| licensee = Pathfinder Communications Corporation
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	The station first began broadcasting as WNIL-FM.<ref>[http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/CD-R/fmqslidx.htm FM-DX QSL/Veries] Accessed May 14, 2010</ref> 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]]).)<ref>[http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100415/Biz/4150412/-1/XML Local radio to see changes] Meenan, Jim. ''[[South Bend Tribune]]''. April 15, 2010. Accessed May 14, 2010</ref>		The station first began broadcasting as WNIL-FM.<ref>[http://www.qsl.net/wa5iyx/CD-R/fmqslidx.htm FM-DX QSL/Veries] Accessed May 14, 2010</ref> 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]]).)<ref>[http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100415/Biz/4150412/-1/XML Local radio to see changes] Meenan, Jim. ''[[South Bend Tribune]]''. April 15, 2010. Accessed May 14, 2010</ref>

	After changing its call letters to WTRC-FM, the station switched to a news/talk format that was simulcast over WTRC, AM 1340 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.<ref name=ter-wtrctruthradio/> On February 21, 2017 WTRC changed its format to adult standards, ending its WTRC-FM simulcasts.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116615/frank-brings-standards-to-elkhart/ Frank Brings Standards to Elkhart] Radioinsight - February 21, 2017</ref>		After changing its call letters to WTRC-FM, the station switched to a news/talk format that was simulcast over [[WTRC (AM)\|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.<ref name=ter-wtrctruthradio/> On February 21, 2017, WTRC changed its format to [[adult standards]], ending its WTRC-FM simulcasts.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116615/frank-brings-standards-to-elkhart/ Frank Brings Standards to Elkhart] Radioinsight - February 21, 2017</ref> 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]].<ref name="ri-wtrcfmonamagain">{{cite news \|last1=Venta \|first1=Lance \|title=WTRC Enters MNC Nation \|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/250643/wtrc-enters-mnc-nation/ \|access-date=July 3, 2023 \|work=RadioInsight \|date=April 3, 2023}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]		[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]
	[[Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States]]		[[Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States]]
			[[Category:Radio stations established in 1968]]
			[[Category:1968 establishments in Michigan]]

172.58.13.146 at 16:28, 22 June 2023

2023-06-22T16:28:18Z

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	{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Michigan}}		{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Michigan}}
	{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Indiana}}

	[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]		[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]

Materialscientist: unsourced

2023-06-06T01:07:21Z

unsourced

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	{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Michigan}}		{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Michigan}}
			{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Indiana}}

	[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]		[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]

2605:A601:AE46:9A00:CDC2:188E:2797:474B at 20:07, 3 June 2023

2023-06-03T20:07:54Z

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	{{South Bend Radio}}		{{South Bend Radio}}
	{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Michigan}}		{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Michigan}}
	{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Indiana}}

	[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]		[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]

Materialscientist: unsourced, unexplained changes

2023-04-26T00:24:03Z

unsourced, unexplained changes

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	{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Michigan}}		{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Michigan}}
			{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Indiana}}

	[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]		[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]

65.28.77.182: /* External links */

2023-04-04T02:38:27Z

External links

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	{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Indiana}}

	[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]		[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan\|TRC]]