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WAVT-FM

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WAVT-FM
Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Broadcast area	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Frequency	101.9 MHz
Branding	T-102
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
Affiliations	Nittany Lions Radio Network Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Pottsville Broadcasting Co.
Sister stations	WPPA
History
First air date	November 20, 1948; 75 years ago (1948-11-20)
Former call signs	WPPA-FM (1946–1969)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53133
Class	B
ERP	29,000 watts
HAAT	171 meters (561 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°49′50.3″N 76°12′30.7″W / 40.830639°N 76.208528°W / 40.830639; -76.208528 (WAVT-FM)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	T102Radio.com

WAVT-FM (101.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and calling itself "T-102." It is owned by Pottsville Broadcasting Company and broadcasts a Hot Adult Contemporary radio format.^[2]^[3] The station also broadcasts local high school sports and Penn State Nittany Lions football. Each weekend it carries "Rick Dees Weekly Top 40," the "Remix Top30 with Hollywood Hamilton" and the "Carson Daly Download."

WAVT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 29,000 watts. The transmitter is on Swatara Road in Shenandoah Heights.^[4]

History[edit]

The Federal Communications Commission granted Pottsville Broadcasting Company a construction permit for a new FM station on December 26, 1946. The company already owned WPPA 1360 AM, so the new station was given the WPPA-FM call sign.^[5] The station signed on the air on November 20, 1948; 75 years ago (1948-11-20).

At first it simulcast WPPA, but by the 1970s, it was broadcasting its own automated easy listening format. With the change, it switched its call letters to WAVT-FM.

Signal note[edit]

WAVT-FM is short-spaced to three other Class B stations:

WFAN-FM "101.9 The Fan" licensed to serve New York City, New York) operates on 101.9 MHz and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 135 miles (217 km) as determined by FCC rules. In addition, WLIF Today's 101.9 (licensed to serve Baltimore, Maryland) also operates on 101.9 MHz and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 99 miles (159 km) as determined by FCC rules.^[6] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current FCC rules is 150 miles (240 km).^[7]

WIOQ Q102 (licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) operates on a first adjacent channel (102.1 MHz) to WAVT-FM and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 74 miles (119 km) as determined by FCC rules.^[6] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to current FCC rules is 105 miles (169 km).^[7]