WCVC

WCVC
Tallahassee;
Broadcast area	Tallahassee
Frequency	1330 kHz
Programming
Format	Catholic (EWTN)
Ownership
Owner	La Promesa Foundation, Guadalupe Radio Network
History
First air date	1953
Former call signs	WMEN (1953-1976)
Call sign meaning	Christian Voice of the Capital
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Class	D
Power	3,200 watts; 26 watts night
Translator(s)	W245CB (96.9 MHz, Tallahassee)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	http://www.grnonline.com

WCVC is a radio station broadcasting on 1330 kilohertz in Tallahassee, Florida. WCVC is owned and operated by Guadalupe Radio Network of Midland Texas, and broadcasts a Catholic talk format from EWTN.

History

After its launch in 1953, WMEN was at one point the dominating country station in the Tallahassee market, only losing market share upon the rise of FM radio’s popularity in the early 1970s, which drew more listeners to newcomer WOMA (now WTNT-FM). On September 29, 1975, it attempted a switch to an all-news format as a member of the NBC News and Information Service, but fell silent in May 1976. WMEN was sold in October 1976 to Rev. William R. Crews, a preacher and televangelist, who changed its calls to WCVC and relaunched the station as a Christian one on January 1, 1977. WCVC changed its format in April 2001 to talk radio, with callers and hosts discussing news and events of national and local interest. The station changed its format again to EWTN programming in August 2005.

External links

FCC History Cards for WCVC
Facility details for Facility ID 71303 (WCVC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WCVC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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