WCLS

WCLS (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Spencer, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Bloomington area with a classic hits format. The station is owned by Mid-America Radio of Indiana.^[2][3]

WCLS

Spencer, Indiana
Broadcast area	Bloomington, Indiana
Frequency	97.7 MHz
Branding	Classic Hits 97.7
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Mid-America Radio of Indiana
History
First air date	March 14, 1983 (1983-03-14) (as WLSO)
Former call signs	WLSO (1983–1988) WSKT (1988–2005)
Call sign meaning	"Classic Hits"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	61922
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°13′22.00″N 86°38′40.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wcls977.com

The station is an affiliate of the IndyCar Radio Network, and carries the only live and legal broadcast of the Indianapolis 500.

History

The station went on the air as WLSO on March 14, 1983. On August 18, 1988, the station changed its call sign to WSKT. It again changed its call sign on October 23, 2005, to its present name of WCLS.^[4]

The call letters were previously assigned to a station in Columbus, Georgia (now WIOL), to a station in Detroit, Michigan (now WYCD), and to a station in Oscoda, Michigan (now WWTH).