WBCR (AM)

For the low power FM radio station in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States, see WBCR-LP. For the FM radio station in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States, see WBCR-FM.

WBCR (1470 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Alcoa, Tennessee, United States. The station is currently owned by Blount County Broadcasting Corp.^[2][3] The station programming is a mixture of religious and conservative talk and religious music.^[4]

WBCR

Alcoa, Tennessee
Frequency	1470 kHz
Programming
Format	Religious/conservative talk
Affiliations	Genesis Communications Network
Ownership
Owner	Blount County Broadcasting Corp.
History
First air date	1957
Former call signs	WMDR (1984–1993)
Call sign meaning	Blount County Radio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	5887
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 77 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°46′04″N 84°00′57″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	truthradio.tv

History

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.^[5]