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| Broadcast area | New Haven–Hartford–Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Frequency | 101.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | KC101 |
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| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Subchannels | HD2: 100.9 The Beat (Mainstream urban) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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First air date | February 10, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-02-10) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11930 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 12,000 watts |
| HAAT | 279 meters (915 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°26′02″N 72°56′42″W / 41.434°N 72.945°W / 41.434; -72.945 |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 100.9 W265DB (Milbrook) |
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WKCI-FM (101.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting an contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to the suburb of Hamden, Connecticut, it serves New Haven and Hartford. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.
The studios are in Radio Towers Park on Benham Street in Hamden, where it shares facilities with sister stations WELI and WAVZ. WKCI-FM transmits a full Class B signal, broadcasting with 12,000 watts[2] from a 915-foot (279 m) tower, the equivalent of 50,000 watts at 500 feet (150 m).[3] The station's transmitter is on Madmare Mountain in Hamden near the WTNH transmitter site (where WKCI-FM formerly transmitted from until moving to its current tower in 2003).[4]
Throughout the 1980s, WKCI was an affiliate of Rick Dees Weekly Top 40. iHeartMedia also owns a talk station in Waynesboro, Virginia, which shares the call sign WKCIonAM 970.
WKCI-FM began broadcasts in HD Radio in December 2004.[5] Its HD2 signal airs a mainstream urban format, providing a second option to WZMX, and is simulcast on FM translator W265DB at 100.9 MHz, known as "100.9 The Beat"; this format signed on the air at 12 a.m. on June 23, 2015.[6]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W265DB | 100.9 FM | Milbrook, Connecticut | 139897 | 250 | D | 41°20′58.8″N 72°58′20.7″W / 41.349667°N 72.972417°W / 41.349667; -72.972417 (W265DB) | LMS |
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