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WLTE
102.9 Lite FM logo
City of licenseMinneapolis, Minnesota
Broadcast areaMinneapolis-St. Paul
Branding102.9 Lite FM
SloganYour Station at Work
First air date1970
Frequency102.9 FM (MHz) (Also on HD Radio)
102.9-2 FM WLTE2 WCCO-AM simulcast (HD Radio)
FormatCommercial; Adult contemporary
Power100,000 watts
ClassC0
Callsign meaningLite
Former callsignsWCCO-FM (1970-1983)
OwnerCBS Radio
Sister stationsKZJK, WCCO
WebcastListen Live!
Websitewww.wlte.com
WLTE ("Lite FM", 102.9 FM) is a radio station in Minneapolis-St. Paul that carries a "Lite rock" adult contemporary format and has done so for more than two decades. WLTE is owned by CBS Corporation, which also owns WCCO radio today. Its main transmitter is located on the KMSP Tower in Shoreview, Minnesota, with backup facilities on the nearby Telefarm installation.

The station is one of the most popular in the Twin Cities, since they, like many similar stations, aim heavily at workplace environments (WLTE calls itself, "Your Station at Work").

WLTE is also the flagship station of the nationally syndicated "Saturday Night at the 70s." The host, Cindy Barton, is also host of WLTE's morning show.

History

The station began as WCCO-FM in 1970, the FM broadcast of local powerhouse WCCO 830 AM, but was hampered by its limited signal and never carried 'CCO's signal very far. The station later added two DJ shifts separate from the AM, hosted by Denny Long and Lou Lattson, playing a free-form music format, which included some underground rock tracks, along with full-service elements such as news and weather.

Until 1973, the station only operated for the minimum amount of time required to keep the license. However, when the transmitter was upgraded full-power full-time, a broad-based adult contemporary format was launched, lasting throughout the 1970s. Personalities included Paul Stagg, Carl Lensgraf, Terri Davis, Tom Ambrose, Curt Lundgren, Johnny Canton, Peter May and Pat O'Neill. Tim Russell, currently a cast member of "A Prairie Home Companion," hosted middays and created memorable characters like traffic reporter "Captain Buzz Studley.

WCCO-FM was a successful station until new IDS Center transmitters for competing stations were built in 1979, causing damaging interference to the station's broadcast signal. In 1983, Top 40 became a massively popular format across the country. WLOL, which picked up the format in 1981, was one of the most successful stations in the market, and KDWB was just returning to the FM band. WCCO-FM switched to Top 40 under Program Director John Long that year. Results were dismal, and both the format and Long lasted just a few months.

The "lite" format was introduced later that year, along with new call letters WLTE. In addition to the adult contemporary format, in recent years the station switches to all-Christmas music from mid-November to midnight on Christmas, billing itself in that period as "The Official Christmas Music Station". Rival KQQL, an oldies station, also programs nothing but Christmas music during this period.

WLTE HD2

WLTE currently simulcasts the audio of sister station WCCO AM 830 on its HD-2 subchannel.

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Corporate Directors: David R. Andelman Joseph A. Califano, Jr. William S. Cohen Philippe Dauman Charles K. Gifford Bruce S. Gordon Leslie Moonves Shari Redstone Sumner Redstone Ann N. Reese Judith A. Sprieser Broadcast radio stations  CBS Radio
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Publishing: Simon & Schuster
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Annual Revenue: $14.54 billion USD (2005) Employees: Unknown at this time.
Stock Symbol: NYSE: CBS, NYSE: CBSA Website: www.cbscorporation.com
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WCCO

City of license Minneapolis, Minnesota
Broadcast area Minneapolis-St. Paul
Branding 830 WCCO
Slogan The Good Neighbor
Today's 8-3-0 WCCO
First air date 1922
Frequency 830 kHz AM
(Also on HD Radio)
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City of license Cadillac, Michigan
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Branding NewsTalk 1240
First air date 1945
Frequency 1240 kHz
Format News-Talk-Sports
Power 1,000 watts
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KZJK

City of license St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Broadcast area Minneapolis-St. Paul
Branding 104.1 Jack FM
Slogan Playing What We Want
First air date 1962
Frequency 104.1 FM (MHz) (Also on HD Radio)
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WCCO

City of license Minneapolis, Minnesota
Broadcast area Minneapolis-St. Paul
Branding 830 WCCO
Slogan The Good Neighbor
Today's 8-3-0 WCCO
First air date 1922
Frequency 830 kHz AM
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