WTRC-FM

Niles, Michigan
Broadcast area	South Bend, Indiana
Frequency	95.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	News Talk 95.3 MNC
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Regional Radio Sports Network Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Federated Media (Pathfinder Communications Corporation)
Sister stations	WTRC, WAOR, WBYT, WRBR-FM
History
First air date	1968 (1968)
Former call signs	WNIL-FM (1968–1977) WAOR (1977–2010)
Call sign meaning	Truth Radio Corporation (former owner of WTRC)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48911
Class	A
ERP	5,500 watts
HAAT	84 meters (276 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°44′16″N 86°15′10″W / 41.73778°N 86.25278°W / 41.73778; -86.25278 (WTRC-FM)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	953mnc.com

WTRC-FM (95.3 MHz; "News Talk 95.3 MNC") is a commercial radio station, licensed to Niles, Michigan and featuring a news/talk format. The station's owner is Federated Media. Its programming and on-air presentation are closely patterned after Federated's news/talk station in Fort Wayne, WOWO. The station broadcasts syndicated programming, including Dan Bongino, Brian Kilmeade, and Sean Hannity.^[2] WTRC-FM is a Fox News Radio affiliate.^[3]

WTRC-FM is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio digital hybrid format.^[4]

History

The station first began broadcasting as WNIL-FM.^[5] Before adopting the current format, it had a classic rock format as WAOR. (Following the change in formats the WAOR call letters, along with the classic rock format, moved to 95.7 FM (now WRDI).)^[6]

After changing its call letters to WTRC-FM, the station switched to a news/talk format that was simulcast over WTRC (1340 AM) in Elkhart, Indiana. On May 5, 2014, WTRC and WTRC-FM began broadcasting separate morning shows, although the two stations continued to jointly broadcast most other programming.^[2] On February 21, 2017, WTRC changed its format to adult standards, ending its WTRC-FM simulcasts.^[7] In April 2023, WTRC dropped a soft oldies format for a news/talk format again partially simulcast with WTRC-FM; the two stations share local drive time programming but have largely separate syndicated programming.^[8]