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26-502: WCAT may refer to: Radio stations [ edit ] WCAT-FM , a radio station at 102.3 FM located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania WWKL (FM) , which was previously known as WCAT-FM and was simulcast on the current WCAT-FM WQVD , a radio station (700 AM) licensed to Orange-Athol, Massachusetts, United States, which used the call sign WCAT from 1956 to 1987 and from 1988 until 2005 WKMY (FM) ,

52-427: A middle of the road format of popular adult music, news and sports. By the 1970s, WHYL-FM began playing country music using broadcast automation . On December 31, 1979, the call sign changed to WZUE and was branded as "Zoo 102". The WZUE calls were short-lived as the call sign reverted to WHYL-FM on October 14, 1981, branded as "Country 102". On April 26, 2002, the call sign was changed to WRKZ-FM. It began as

78-694: A defunct radio station at 1390 AM, deleted in 2022, formerly located in Burlington, Vermont Other uses [ edit ] Wakefield City Academies Trust Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title WCAT . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WCAT&oldid=1208866878 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

104-599: A member of Citadel's Board of Directors. In 2001, Larry Wilson sold Citadel to private equity firm Forstmann Little & Company for $ 2.1 billion. By that time, the company had grown to 205 stations in 42 markets. In January 2005, Citadel yanked Howard Stern 's syndicated radio show from four of its stations, with Stern saying it was because he was talking too much about his impending switch to Sirius Satellite Radio. Stern then began to make fun of Citadel's chairman and CEO, Farid Suleman . Citadel Broadcasting launched an online subsidiary called Citadel Interactive in 2005, and

130-696: A notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) warning them that they would be facing a delisting after the company shares fell below the continuing listing criteria in the past 30 days: after an IPO of $ 20.67 in August 2003, and a high of $ 22.70 in December 2003, CDL had closed at $ 0.01 on March 6, 2009. Delisting happened on March 5, 2009. Since the delisting, the staff of Citadel Broadcasting ceased holding conference calls and said they would no longer issue quarterly guidance; but their 10-Q filed May 7, 2010 at

156-493: A quarterly SEC filing, the company disclosed the possibility of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company, in the filing, said that it "does not expect to meet its covenant requirements under the Senior Credit and Term Facility as of January 15, 2010." The Wall Street Journal reported that Citadel worked on a "prearranged" bankruptcy package in which lenders would get ownership of Citadel in exchange for forgiving about $ 2 billion of

182-463: A radio station (99.9 FM) licensed to Athol, Massachusetts, United States, which used the call sign WCAT-FM from 1989 until 2002 WXXL , a radio station (106.7 FM) licensed to Tavares, Florida, United States, which used the call sign WCAT-FM from 1987 until 1988 WCAT (South Dakota) , a defunct radio station at 1230 AM, deleted in 1952, formerly located in Rapid City, South Dakota WCAT (Vermont) ,

208-455: A simulcast of WCAT-FM 106.7 , and branded itself as "Cat Country 106.7". After a brief period, WRKZ-FM flipped formats to all-1980s rock hits and re-branded itself as "Z102.3". Another format change came shortly thereafter when "Cat Country 106.7" WCAT-FM, on 106.7, changed its call sign to WCPP (known as "Cool Pop") and changed its format to hot AC . On February 17, 2004, the WCAT-FM call sign

234-541: A trust operated by Scott Knoblauch. Cumulus Media's purchase of Citadel became final on September 16, 2011. In early 2007, Citadel Broadcasting filed a lawsuit against Peak Broadcasting , claiming Peak raided its staff and secured company information. Peak operated in the Boise, Idaho market after purchasing six radio stations from Clear Channel Communications . Citadel also owns six stations in Boise. The suit claimed that one of

260-437: A year later launched Right Now Radio under Citadel Interactive's operation. By June 2007, scores of Citadel stations could be streamed online. On February 6, 2006, Forstmann Little and The Walt Disney Company agreed to merge Citadel with Disney's ABC Radio. Shares representing 57% of Citadel were distributed to shareholders of The Walt Disney Company following the company's acquisition of 22 stations from ABC Radio. After

286-557: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WCAT-FM WCAT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts horizontal polarization and 2,750 watts vertical polarization. The transmitter is on Spring Road (Route 24) in Middlesex Township, Pennsylvania . In 1959, WHYL-FM first signed on the air. It was a simulcast of co-owned WHYL (960 AM). The two stations were owned by Mid-Atlantic Broadcasting. WHYL had

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312-546: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicated that Citadel expected to remain in compliance with lender covenants through 2009. Given the conditions, it was unlikely that the company would meet the benchmarks it had to hit in 2010, starting January 15 of that year. Citadel was carrying $ 2 billion in debt following the June 12, 2007 deal with Disney for the ABC Radio properties. Overall, Citadel's revenue fell almost 23%. In

338-627: The Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission , the deal was approved by Citadel shareholders on September 15, 2011. The merger of the two companies closed on September 16, 2011, and Citadel was immediately absorbed into Cumulus Media. The company was founded in 1984 in Phoenix, Arizona by Larry Wilson as Citadel Associates Limited Partnership . In 1990 it was renamed Citadel Associates Montana Limited Partnership for

364-720: The board to consider a sale. On March 10, 2011, Citadel Broadcasting announced via email that it had been purchased by Cumulus Media in a deal worth $ 2.4 billion. Some of the Cumulus or Citadel radio stations would, however, have to be transferred into a trust to comply with the FCC's ownership limitations, especially in those markets where Citadel already had a "grandfathered" over-the-limit station group. Ultimately these included WELJ in Montauk, New York and WCAT-FM in Carlisle, Pennsylvania , placed in

390-522: The broadcaster was poised to be an acquirer as well as an operator. Months after Citadel Broadcasting emerged from bankruptcy, it was approached by Atlanta-based Cumulus Media with two unsolicited merger offers, both of which Citadel rejected. Then in February 2011, CNBC reported Cumulus was in "exclusive negotiations" to acquire Citadel. This third offer would be worth $ 2.5 billion to Citadel shareholders, some of whom were said to have already been pushing

416-501: The company's $ 2.76 billion-dollar debt. The filing began on December 20, 2009. During that period, its senior lenders took 90% of the equity, and the re-structuring approved by a Manhattan federal bankruptcy judge was completed. It emerged from bankruptcy in June 2010, owned by its lenders, the Dallas hedge fund R2 Investments, JPMorgan Chase and the buyout firm TPG . The company's debt was reduced from $ 2.14 billion to $ 762.5 million, and

442-597: The first radio company to fully join the Environmental Protection Agency 's "Green Power Partnership Program" and committed US$ 1 million in Educational Green public service announcements . In April 2008, ABC/Citadel's KGO in San Francisco, California was installing equipment for broadcasting with solar power during the daytime hours. The maximum rated output of the solar cells installed at

468-604: The former Citadel employees stole a computer disk with critical information after asking the Citadel IT person to help him copy information, which Peak then used to compete against Citadel in Fresno, California , as well. Peak has denied the allegations, but the two parties reached a confidential settlement, which included an undisclosed payment to Citadel, according to the Idaho Statesman . In April 2008, Citadel Broadcasting became

494-681: The major network. In addition to Citadel Media, Citadel owned the Arkansas Radio , Tennessee Titans Radio, Buffalo Bills and the Michigan Talk radio networks. On March 1, 2008, the former Disney/ABC Radio stations in Citadel's portfolio faced severe financial problems. That same period, hundreds of personalities were dismissed as some stations over time changed formats—most notably to ABC Radio's in-house satellite network The True Oldies Channel . On September 12, 2008, Citadel Broadcasting received

520-456: The merger--which was consummated June 12, 2007, Citadel's ownership structure was: ABC owned and operated affiliates of Radio Disney and ESPN Radio were not included in the merger agreement. In order to comply with FCC ownership limitations, Citadel sold off 12 of its radio stations. Ten of the stations' licenses were transferred to a newly formed trust company, The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC. The two-station Cortland, New York , cluster

546-762: The purpose of owning and operating stations in Montana that were formerly owned by CALP. A year later, Citadel Broadcasting was officially incorporated and in 1984 it acquired all of the radio stations owned by its predecessors. Within a decade, Citadel expanded to 26 states. Within that time period, it absorbed all Bloomington Broadcasting radio holdings and 11 stations from Dick Broadcasting Company and also acquired three radio stations from Slone Broadcasting, Inc. and Slone Radio, LLC. In 2000, Liggett Broadcasting sold its radio stations in Michigan, New York, Minnesota, South Carolina, Ohio, and California to Citadel, with Bob Liggett becoming

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572-405: The said area, at which time Citadel Broadcasting applied to re-acquire KKWD from The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). According to FCC documents, KKWD was re-absorbed into Citadel's station portfolio on July 9, 2009. On April 2, 2009; the staff of Citadel Broadcasting changed the name of "ABC Radio" to Citadel Media to reflect its ownership of

598-561: Was a Las Vegas , Nevada -based broadcast holding company founded and developed by Larry Wilson. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country. Just prior to Citadel's merger with Cumulus, only Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia ) and Cumulus Media owned more stations. On March 10, 2011, Cumulus Media announced that it would purchase Citadel Broadcasting. After receiving conditional regulatory approval from

624-456: Was consummated on November 7, 2012. The studio facilities were relocated from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania , at the former home of Citadel Harrisburg, to Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The station has a "New Country & The Legends" format, with an emphasis on the local community, as reflected on the official website, boasting "Community-Minded Local Radio. Local Personalities. Local Owners." Citadel Broadcasting Citadel Broadcasting Corporation

650-583: Was moved to 102.3, the format was again changed to country, and it became "Red 102.3". Citadel Broadcasting , the station's former owner, merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. To comply with Department of Justice regulations, WCAT-FM, the license for WWKL , and the intellectual property of WTPA , along with WRSR in Flint, Michigan , were transferred to Potential Broadcasting LLC. In August 2012, Potential Broadcasting sold WCAT-FM to Harold Z. Swidler, owner of WIOO in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The sale

676-582: Was sold off prior to the merger in a separate transaction; WIII was sold to Saga Communications, and WKRT (now WYBY ) was given to the Bible Broadcasting Network for free as a tax-deductible donation. In December 2007, Citadel began broadcasting the morning radio show of shock jock Don Imus , just about six months after he had been fired by CBS for making racist and sexist remarks. On June 19, 2008; Arbitron expanded Oklahoma City 's market definition allowing Citadel to own five FM stations in

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