WCTS
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WCTS is a radio station
licensed to Maplewood, Minnesota
, and serving the Twin Cities metropolitan area with a non-commercial
fundamentalist Christian format. WCTS is owned by the Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis, hence the call letters.
and the other at the current 1030 AM.
dropped its longtime call letters in 1972, WJSW grabbed them and became the new WMIN. By this time, it was airing a full service
middle of the road format. The station's transmitter site was located for many years in Maplewood, the city of license, on South Century Avenue where the studios were co-located.
In the mid 1980s, the station moved to 1030 AM, along with a significant boost in daytime power. It continued its MOR format and briefly simulcast KARE-TV's evening news. WMIN played country
music from 1986 to 1988 and then flipped to an oldies
format, which evolved into adult standards
a year later.
evangelists
and Bible
teachings by the Fourth Baptist Church in north Minneapolis.
Colfax Communications, a startup company based in Minneapolis, purchased the FM station in early 1993 and in turn bought 1030 AM to sell back to the seminary so the seminary would continue to have a broadcast voice. Colfax took the FM station off the air for a few months and signed on again as WBOB on May 13, launching a country music
format under the "Bob 100" moniker. WMIN became WCTS on February 5, 1993, and seminary programming remains to this day. The WMIN calls were immediately picked up by a Hudson, Wisconsin-based station at 740 AM
and used there until 2008, when the station changed its call letters to WDGY.
Radio station
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licensed to Maplewood, Minnesota
Maplewood, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,947 people, 13,758 households, and 9,190 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,017.5 people per square mile . There were 14,004 housing units at an average density of 808.5 per square mile...
, and serving the Twin Cities metropolitan area with a non-commercial
Non-commercial
Non-commercial refers to an activity or entity that does not in some sense involve commerce, at least relative to similar activities that do have a commercial objective or emphasis...
fundamentalist Christian format. WCTS is owned by the Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis, hence the call letters.
History
The history of WCTS (1030 AM) comprises two stations: One at 100.3FMKTLK-FM
KFXN-FM 100.3 —branded 100.3 FM KFAN: The Fan—is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, broadcasting a sports talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and serves the Twin Cities market. KFXN-FM's transmitter is located in the suburb of Shoreview on...
and the other at the current 1030 AM.
1030 AM
The station that is now WCTS started with a 250 watt daytime-only signal at 1010 AM. The station's sign-on date as WGHB is unclear; the Broadcasting Yearbook of 1964 lists the date as November 30, 1963, while the publication's 1965 edition lists the date as May 18, 1964; "WRCR" is shown as the call sign by 1965. By 1968, the station carried the call letters WJSW, broadcasting polka music and other formats. When WMINKMNV
KMNV is a radio station in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota that airs a Spanish-language music and entertainment format.-History:The station began as WMIN in the summer of 1936, when Saint Paul furniture retailer Edward Hoffman began broadcasting at 1370 kHz...
dropped its longtime call letters in 1972, WJSW grabbed them and became the new WMIN. By this time, it was airing a full service
Full service
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middle of the road format. The station's transmitter site was located for many years in Maplewood, the city of license, on South Century Avenue where the studios were co-located.
In the mid 1980s, the station moved to 1030 AM, along with a significant boost in daytime power. It continued its MOR format and briefly simulcast KARE-TV's evening news. WMIN played country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
music from 1986 to 1988 and then flipped to an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format, which evolved into adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
a year later.
WCTS 100.3 FM
WCTS signed on in 1965 at 100.3 FM, with a format consisting mostly of conservativeConservatism
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evangelists
Evangelism
Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
and Bible
Bible
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teachings by the Fourth Baptist Church in north Minneapolis.
Colfax Communications, a startup company based in Minneapolis, purchased the FM station in early 1993 and in turn bought 1030 AM to sell back to the seminary so the seminary would continue to have a broadcast voice. Colfax took the FM station off the air for a few months and signed on again as WBOB on May 13, launching a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format under the "Bob 100" moniker. WMIN became WCTS on February 5, 1993, and seminary programming remains to this day. The WMIN calls were immediately picked up by a Hudson, Wisconsin-based station at 740 AM
WDGY
WREY is a Spanish-language radio station with studios located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is licensed to Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it was licensed to Hudson, Wisconsin from 1997 to 2005. It is a full market coverage radio station of Minneapolis/St.Paul...
and used there until 2008, when the station changed its call letters to WDGY.