The Federal Radio Commission 's (FRC) General Order 32 , dated May 25, 1928, notified 164 of the over 600 existing U.S. radio stations that their applications for continued operation would be denied unless they showed that they met the FRC's "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard. The result was the elimination of more than 60 stations, plus numerous power reductions, that somewhat reduced the congestion of the broadcast band, in preparation for implementation of the General Order 40 reallocation later that year.
31-456: WTRC may refer to: WTRC (AM) 1340 AM, licensed to Elkhart, Indiana WTRC-FM 95.3 FM, licensed to Niles, Michigan WFED 1500 AM, licensed to Washington, D.C., which held the WTRC call letters from 1926 until 1927 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about radio and/or television stations with
62-421: A full service format , airing news-talk programming during the day and soft adult contemporary music at night. By the end of 2002 talk programming had replaced all music on the station. WTRC was branded "News Radio 1340" during this period. Hosts included Glenn Beck , Sean Hannity , Michael Savage , and The Dolans . In August 2009, WTRC switched to an oldies format as "Hippie Radio 1340". In 2010,
93-471: A band of frequencies, from 550 to 1500 kHz, had been established, with higher-powered stations, known as "Class B", assigned to the frequencies from 550 to 1070, while lower-powered "Class A" stations were assigned to 1080 to 1500. In 1926, the government's regulatory authority under the 1912 Radio Act was successfully challenged, and, for a chaotic period that lasted until early 1927, radio stations were free to use any frequency and power they chose, while
124-599: A blank Elimination Notes entry were found to meet the new "convenience, interest, and necessity" standard, and were relicensed. Most of the challenged stations submitted documentation or made presentations supporting their relicensing, and a majority were approved, although often with a power reduction. However, on July 27 the FRC announced that 36 stations had failed to present justifications supporting their applications, thus would be deleted as of August 1, 1928. In addition, four stations voluntarily surrendered their licenses. Through
155-505: A high-pitched "heterodyne" tone that interfered with the reception of both stations. Secondly, directional antennas would not be developed until the first installation at WFLA-WSUN in Tampa, Florida in early 1932, so there was no effective method for limiting signals in a given direction. An additional requirement was that the station assignments meet the standards of the Davis Amendment ,
186-481: A local basketball game, was made on February 5, 1926. Following the establishment of the Federal Radio Commission (FRC), stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 1927. In addition, they were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met
217-676: A provision attached to the March 28, 1928 reauthorization of the Radio Act of 1927 , which mandated an "equality of radio broadcasting service" within the United States. It specified an "equitable allocation" among five regional zones, in addition to assignments proportional to population among the states within each zone. Following the establishment of the Federal Radio Commission, starting on May 3, 1927 existing stations were initially issued
248-606: A regulation formally establishing a broadcasting station category, which set aside the wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz) for entertainment broadcasts, and 485 meters (619 kHz) for market and weather reports. On July 28, 1922, a broadcasting station license, with the call letters WJAK, was issued to the White Radio Laboratory (C. L. White) in Stockdale, Ohio , for operation on the 360 meter "entertainment" wavelength. The station's call letters were randomly assigned from
279-449: A separate morning show. However, the two stations continued to jointly broadcast most other programming. On February 17, 2017, WTRC fully ended its WTRC-FM simulcast, and changed its format to adult standards, branded as "Frank 1340", honoring popular 1940s, 1950s and 1960s singer Frank Sinatra . WTRC-FM continued its talk programming. In 2020, WTRC rebranded as "The Hart" and revived the "Heartbeat of Elkhart" slogan. The word "heart"
310-619: A sequential roster of available call signs . In 1923 the station was briefly deleted, then relicensed to Reverend Clifford L. White of the Church of Christ in Greentown, Indiana , now on 1180 kHz. In early 1926 the station moved to 1531 Washington Street in Kokomo, Indiana , and was owned by J. A. Keutz, who was also the owner and publisher of the Kokomo Tribune . The debut Kokomo broadcast, of
341-507: A series of temporary authorizations. The FRC conducted a review and census of the existing stations, then notified them that if they wished to remain on the air they had to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard. General Order 32 was used to notify 164 stations that they had been identified as questionable in meeting this new standard. The following, dated May 25, 1928,
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#1733086050614372-456: Is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Elkhart, Indiana , and serving the South Bend metropolitan area . It is owned by Federated Media . The station airs a news/talk radio format and is a Fox News Radio affiliate . On the air since 1922, WTRC is one of Indiana's oldest radio stations. It has a power of 1,000 watts, and uses a non-directional antenna . The transmitter site
403-580: Is on Indiana Road near the Elkhart River in Elkhart. WTRC is also heard on a 250 watt FM translator , W270DK on 101.9 MHz. WTRC's self-reported histories commonly list its start date as November 18, 1931, when the station made its first broadcast in Elkhart. However, government records report that the station actually began broadcasting nine years earlier. On December 1, 1921, the U.S. Department of Commerce, which regulated radio at this time, adopted
434-472: The 1940s, WTRC was Elkhart's only radio station, carrying the programming of the NBC Radio Network . In early 1945 Truth Publishing filed an application for a companion FM station, which began operating as WTRC-FM in 1948, originally at 100.7 MHz. That station today is co-owned WBYT . In 1961, WTRC's daytime power was increased to 1,000 watts. WTRC aired a middle of the road (MOR) format in
465-415: The 1970s and 1980s. In the early 1970s, the station aired a MOR format during the day and a rock format at night. By the early 1990s, the station was airing a full service - adult contemporary format. In 1994, it shifted to an all talk format. In 1996, the station adopted an adult standards format. It was branded "The Heartbeat of Elkhart" during this period. In 2000, the station switched to
496-596: The end of August, the FRC announced additional stations that would be deleted, and those which would be relicensed. Stations designated for September 1 deletions included WCOT, WNBA, WJBA, WPEP and WTRL, and KWUC, WAIZ, WNAL. The deletion of KFQA in St. Louis Missouri was reported, although it was later consolidated with KMOX. A final report stated that WMBB-WOK would be deleted, while WQJ, WBCN, WLIB, KFKX, WGWB, WMBW, WBAO, WCLS, WLBO and five Nebraska stations were being consolidated with other stations. One additional station, WMBJ,
527-438: The general public were adopted effective December 1, 1921. This initially established just two transmitting wavelengths — 360 meters (833 kHz) for "entertainment" broadcasts, and 485 meters (619 kHz) for "market news and weather reports". The number of broadcasting stations grew dramatically in 1922, reaching over 500 by the end of the year, and the government began making available additional frequencies. By November 1924
558-688: The granting of your application, it will be finally denied. The table below reviews the stations included in the General Order 32 notifications. The focus was on the most congested regions, especially around the Chicago and New York City areas. No stations from the sparsely populated Zone 3 were included. On the table, the Elimination Notes column records cases where stations were ultimately eliminated, either through deletion, by surrendering their licenses, or by consolidation with other stations. Stations with
589-665: The implementation of the FRC's General Order 40 , WJAK was assigned to 1310 kHz with 50 watts, on a timesharing basis with WLBC in Muncie, Indiana. WJAK moved to Marion, Indiana , in February 1929, after being sold to the Marion Broadcasting Company. In 1931 the station's license was assigned to The Truth Publishing Company, Inc., co-owned with The Elkhart Truth newspaper, and the station moved to Elkhart, Indiana, where it has remained to this day. The debut broadcast at
620-444: The new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard. On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued General Order 32 , which notified 164 stations, including WJAK, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it." However, the station successfully convinced the commission that it should remain licensed. On November 11, 1928, with
651-470: The new location, still as WJAK, was made on November 18, 1931, from the top of the Hotel Elkhart. On September 2, 1932, the call letters were changed to WTRC, standing for "Truth Radio Corporation". Due to the distance between Elkhart and Muncie, the requirement to share time with WLBC during daylight hours was eliminated. WTRC's daytime power was increased to 100 watts in 1933. In 1936, daytime power
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#1733086050614682-539: The number of stations increased to 732. To rectify the matter, Congress passed the Radio Act of 1927, which was signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on February 23, 1927. The Act adopted a standard that radio stations had to be shown to be "in the public interest, convenience, or necessity". The FRC started reducing the number of stations, beginning with eliminating "portable" stations. Two technical issues limited
713-403: The number of stations that could operate without interfering with each other. These issues were especially important at night, when a change in the ionosphere meant that radio signals traveled much greater distances. Most transmitters at this time were unable to precisely control their output frequencies, thus, signals from two stations operating on the same nominal frequency would combine to make
744-498: The same/similar call signs or branding. 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=WTRC&oldid=973587273 " Category : Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WTRC (AM) WTRC (1340 kHz )
775-455: The station switched back to a talk radio format, as part of a simulcast with 95.3 WTRC-FM , and was branded "Michiana's News Channel". The station carried syndicated hosts such as Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh , Sean Hannity, Jason Lewis , and Lars Larson , as well as a local morning show. On May 5, 2014, WTRC reduced its fulltime simulcast of WTRC-FM, focusing on Elkhart through a partnership with sister newspaper The Elkhart Truth , featuring
806-457: The two stations otherwise have separate lineups of syndicated programming. In December 2018, WTRC began simulcasting on FM translator station W270DK 101.9 MHz. General Order 32 Radio transmissions in the United States were originally regulated by the Department of Commerce , as authorized by the Radio Act of 1912 . The first formal regulations governing broadcasts intended for
837-470: Was considered of limited value for adult education. The deleted stations were mostly small ones with limited financial backing. One notable exception was a Chicago-area station, WMBB-WOK. This station was primarily owned by the American Bond and Mortgage Company, which unsuccessfully challenged its elimination in the federal courts. With the number of stations now somewhat reduced, the FRC's next major step
868-411: Was deleted due to technical violations. According to the FRC, a total of 62 stations were eliminated as a result of General Order 32, with 81 surviving, although many of the latter were reduced in power or moved to less desirable frequencies. Educational stations fared particularly poorly. They were usually required to share frequencies with commercial stations and operate only during the daytime, which
899-498: Was increased to 250 watts and its nighttime power to 100 watts, and the nighttime timesharing requirement with WLBC was ended, allowing WTRC unlimited hours of operation. In 1939, nighttime power was increased to 250 watts. In March 1941, most stations on 1310 kHz, including WTRC, were moved to 1340 kHz, due to the implementation of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement . Through
930-503: Was intentionally misspelled to match the city's name, Elkhart. The station refocused its era to the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, playing mostly soft oldies; the new branding dropped the reference to Sinatra, who now only had a few songs on the playlist . On April 3, 2023, WTRC changed its format from soft oldies to news/talk, branded as "MNC Nation". The station simulcasts local drive time programming, The O'Reilly Update , Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis , and Coast to Coast AM with WTRC-FM;
961-603: Was sent to these stations: Dear Sir: Please note copy of attached Order No. 32 in which the commission has extended your present license for a period of 60 days. From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it. The commission has fixed the date for hearing on this application on July 9, at 10 o'clock a.m. in its offices at Washington, D. C. At this hearing, unless you can make an affirmative showing that public interest, convenience, or necessity will be served by