WRCH (FM)
WRCH (100.5 MHz "Lite 100.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to New Britain, Connecticut, and serving the Greater Hartford and New Haven areas. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs an adult contemporary radio format. In the evenings, it carries the syndicated Delilah program from Premiere Networks. On Saturday mornings, Your Weekend with Jim Brickman is heard and on Sunday mornings, Smooth Jazz Brunch airs.
| Broadcast area | Greater Hartford |
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| Frequency | 100.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Lite 100.5 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 1, 1968 |
Call sign meaning | Radio Connecticut Hartford or "Rich music" (former slogan) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1910 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 7,500 watts |
| HAAT | 381 meters (1,250 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41.704°N 72.832°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WRCH's transmitter is located on Rattlesnake Mountain atop the WTIC-TV tower, off U.S. Route 6 (Colt Highway) in Farmington. A backup transmitter is in "Radio Park" behind the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, its former studio location. The station's studios and offices are located on Executive Drive, also in Farmington. WRCH broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. It offered smooth jazz programming on its formerly HD2 sub-channel. The HD3 sub-channel formerly carried a simulcast of sports talk-formatted WEEI-FM in Boston.