WWCT (99 dot9 World Class Rock) is an FM radio station owned by Independence Media and licensed to Bartonville, Illinois. Through most of its history, the WWCT callsign was associated with Peoria's 105.7 frequency allocation. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... Bartonville is a village located in Peoria County, Illinois. ...

History

105.7

The original 105.7 was operating as Drake-Chenault programmed WWTO in the early 1970s.^[1] In 1976, the station changed its callsign to WWCT and made its debut as an album rock station. Calling itself simply "106" or "WWCT" early on, by the 1990s it was using the nickname "Rock 106". Some of their well known positioning statements included "Rockin' With The Best" and "The Home Of Rock n Roll." Much of their time was spent downtown on both Jefferson St. and 1111 Main St. They moved uptown in 1997 to War Memorial Dr. near Northwoods Mall, briefly into the Kelly Communications building, and then to The AAA building on Brandywine Drive. Early on in the 1940s and 50s, FM radio stations begin to gradually spring up over the country, generally along side its parent AM station. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Album-oriented rock (commonly referred to as Adult-oriented rock), abbreviated AOR and originally called album-oriented radio, was originally an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists. ...

In the late eighties and early nineties it was considered one of Americas best Rock stations.^{[citation needed]} It was also known for its morning Shows starting with Ken and Jim aka Johnson and Tofte, Greg Dwyer and Bill Michaels, and Ray Lytle and Jon Lamb with Pete McMurray (aka Pete on the Street) who were proclaimed one of Americas best morning shows by R&R magazine. From 1991-1992, Rock 106 simulcast with sister Macomb station WJEQ as Rock 106 & 103. WJEQ split away from 106 in the Spring of 1992 calling itself Classic 103. Lytle and Lamb syndicated in 1994 to WQLZ in Springfield from the WWCT Studios. Over the years many DJs have been on WWCT, including Wendy Rice, Dan Conlin, Paul Nelson, Phil Manicki, Jon Symmonds, Jeff Murphy, Peter Stott, Jamie Markley, Ken Hackney, Pete McMurray (McMurray in the Morning WXRX Rockford, IL; Pete McMurray Show Chicago, IL Fox32, FSN and NBC5 Television- [1], Rick Hirschmann, John Amberg (Music Director, 1984-1985), Kevin Vargas, Steve Stein, Rich Fruin, Rick Halberg,Bob Singer, Jennifer Daniels, Scott & Scott (Robbins & Laughlin), Joe Calgaro, Jason Janc, Gabe "Kotter" Reynolds, Joey D, John "Whitey" Marshall, Joanna "Joey-O" Rodriguez, Tony "T" Jordan, Chuck "Lurch" Picton, Lindsey "Lindser" Rathjen, Jason "Bones" Lee, Debbie Hunter, Josh "Whiplash" Schull, Scott "Spanky" Smith, Joe Danger, Craven Moorehead, Heidi "The Hooters Girl". It had a syndicated show "The Howard Stern Show" WQLZ airs at 92. ... This article is about the radio show hosted by Howard Stern. ...

WWCT was bought by AAA Entertainment Radio Group, moved towards an active rock format, and was named "Rock 105.7" near the end. Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in Canada and the United States. ...

96.5

WWCT was moved to 96.5 in 2003 by AAA to make room for its new WXMP "Mix 105.7" on the more powerful signal. In January 2006, WWCT switched to an all-request Rock format playing, which it maintained until it was shut down on September 20, 2006 after being sold to Independence Media. Independence Media put a new program feed, named "98.5 Kiss FM", on 96.5 (changed to WRIA) and also on 98.5 (WPIA), which had been Christian music station Hope 98.5. 96.5 is now WZPN, a sports station. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WIXO (105. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WPIA and WRIA (KISS-FM 98. ... WZPN (ESPN Radio 96. ...

99.9

Independence Media, who had also bought the license for 99.9, replaced its 10-day-old callsign WRXP with the better-known callsign WWCT on 2006-09-29, but kept the new nickname 99.9 Pirate Radio. Regent Broadcasting, who had owned 99.9, had recently purchased 105.7, and moved active rock station "99X Rocks" (WIXO) from 99.9 to 105.7 to increase its power, renaming it "105.7 The X" in the process. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in Canada and the United States. ... WIXO (105. ...

On or around Sunday, April 8 2007 the Pirate Radio moniker was dropped in favor of CT 99-dot-9. The slogan was changed to "World Class Rock" and the size of the playlist increased greatly, cutting a wide swath across many different genres and eras of music.

References

1. ^ "WWTO(FM) 105.7 Peoria, Illinois" by Doug Quick. Retrieved 2006-11-19.

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External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WWCT