pennsylvania branding 106.3 wctl slogan faith . family . fun . frequency 106.3 mhz format contemporary christian erp 3 400 watts haat 131 meters class a facility id 28774 callsign meaning with christ there s life owner inspiration time inc. webcast 1 website wctl.org wctl in erie pennsylvania is a christian radio station which focuses its ministry on faith family and fun . wctl can be found at fm 106.3 erie fm 105.9 downtown erie fm 93.1 girard fm 99.1 north east and streams live on the internet at www.wctl.org . wctl s call letters stand for with christ there s life . in october 2012 the station celebrated its 45th anniversary of broadcasting . wctl is owned and operated by inspiration time inc. a non profit corporation dedicated to excellence in christian media . the station began with the vision of one man and the support of 21 christian businessmen and pastors who committed themselves to bringing christian radio to the erie pa area in 1967 . george smith a radio engineer by trade received a vision that the erie area needed christian radio . after poring over topographic maps and spending time in thought and prayer smith found out about a small fm station in union city that had become available . he contacted local pastors in the area and then approached the full gospel businessmen s association . eventually the inspiration time board reached agreement to buy the 250 watt fm station in union city called wbvb and daily operation and management began on october 3 of that year . the station changed call letters to wctl in january 1972 and increased power to 3 000 watts later that year . twenty years later march 1992 the hope of expanding the listening area came to reality with 6 000 watts of power providing a strong signal over the city of erie and generating new listeners in northwestern pennsylvania southwestern new york northeastern ohio and southern ontario canada . with the power increase came a larger staff and increased listeners and advertisers necessitating a larger facility more centrally located in erie county . in october 1993 the current building was purchased on route 19n peach street in waterford township just 5 1 2 miles south of interstate 90 . along with dozens of concerts and special events over the years wctl hosted a christian music single day festival on labor day weekend for six years . kingdom bound by the bay was a free to listeners event that featured a full day of national artists and local talent performing in an outdoor amphitheatre along lake erie . the event was discontinued due to escalating costs and weather concerns but remains the source of many fond memories for listeners and staff alike . since the mid 80s wctl has provided live coverage of high school football contests as a service to the community expanding from single team coverage to multiple schools in 1993 . in april 2007 wctl won the pennsylvania association of broadcasters award for excellence in broadcasting for outstanding radio coverage of a local sporting event for live play by play coverage of the aaa high school football state championship game on december 15 2006 . the award would be won again in 2008 and 2009 as the quality of wctl s live football coverage continued to be recognized . in addition to seasonal coverage of high school football and semiannual on air fundraisers the station hosts highly anticipated annual events including a spring women s conference since 2009 and family comedy events since 2006 . along with these events the station is celebrating 45 years of radio ministry with special activities throughout 2013 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wctl radio locator information on wctl query nielsen audio s fm station database for wctl v t e radio stations in the erie pennsylvania market by fm frequency 88.1 88.5 88.9 89.9 90.5 91.3 92.7 92.9 93.9 94.7 95.9 95.9 97.9 99.9 100.9 101.7 102.3 102.7 103.7 104.5 105.5 106.3 107.1 by am frequency 1260 1330 1360 1370 1400 1450 1530 noaa weather radio frequency 162.400 162.475 by callsign cfpl fm kec58 kzz32 wcgm wcob wctl wefr wehp werg wfnn wfse wgoj wjet wmce wmce fm wmvl wpse wqhz wqln fm wrie wrkt wrts wtwf wwcb wwow wxbb wxcs lp wxkc wxmj wxnm lp wxta pennsylvania radio markets allentown bethlehem altoona bradford coudersport chambersburg waynesboro erie harrisburg lebanon carlisle lancaster montrose new castle philadelphia pittsburgh reading sayre towanda mansfield wellsboro wilkes barre scranton williamsport york other pennsylvania radio regions bedford indiana johnstown lewistown mifflintown meadville franklin punxsutawney dubois st. marys emporium kane state college stroudsburg sunbury selinsgrove lewisburg warren see also list of radio stations in pennsylvania coordinates 42 00 04 n 79 52 34 w 42.001 n 79.876 w 42.001 ; 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