WAVT-FM
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| Broadcast area | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
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| Frequency | 101.9 MHz |
| Branding | T-102 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Hot Adult Contemporary |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pottsville Broadcasting Co. |
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| History | |
First air date | November 20, 1948 |
Former call signs | WPPA-FM (1946–1969) |
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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 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | T102Radio.com |
WAVT-FM (101.9 FM) is a commercial 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.
WAVT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 29,000 watts. The transmitter is on Swatara Road in Shenandoah Heights.[4]
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.
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.