WKCI-FM
WKCI-FM is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format. Licensed to the suburb of Hamden, Connecticut, it serves the New Haven and Bridgeport areas. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.
The studios are located in Radio Towers Park on Benham Street in Hamden. It shares facilities with sister stations WELI and WAVZ. WKCI-FM transmits a full Class B signal, broadcasting with 12,000 watts from a 915-foot tower. The transmitter is on Madmare Mountain in Hamden near the Channel 8 WTNH transmitter site.
Throughout the 1980s, WKCI is an affiliate of Rick Dees Weekly Top-40 Countdown. WKCI-FM began broadcasts in HD Radio in December 2004. 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." 100.9 The Beat signed on the air at 12:00 a.m. on June 23, 2015. The HD-3 signal simulcasts sister station 960 AM WELI, which airs a talk radio format. iHeartMedia, Inc.. also owns a talk station in Waynesboro, Virginia which shares the call sign WKCI at AM 970.Translators
