WTCA broadcasts simultaneously on FM 106.1 and AM 1050 in Plymouth, Indiana. The radio station delivers quality content to listeners in Marshall County and surrounding areas. We’ve been continuously broadcasting from Plymouth for nearly six decades. WTCA is your Hometown Radio Station!
WTCA is dedicated to bringing the best local news, local sports, community information, and music to our listeners. WTCA is a family-owned radio station with a dedicated staff.
Local News
WTCA is your source for local news! Our local news coverage is comprehensive and extensive. We cover a wide variety of local topics impacting you. You can listen to our local news broadcast throughout the morning, at noon, and during your drive home. For the best local news coverage, visit our Facebook page, which links to the news articles here on our website.
WTCA provides state news as a Network Indiana News Affiliate. We are also your local CBS News Affiliate, providing coverage for the national news at the top of every hour.
Our Shows
WTCA has a number of public interest programs throughout the week. During the weekdays, make sure you tune into the popular “What’s Your Opinion?” show, to get the latest news and happenings around Marshall County. This live call-in show has been a mainstay of Plymouth’s broadcasting history for decades.
Make sure you stay tuned after the What’s Your Opinion show for the Birthday Bunch and the Anniversary Club! Then every Tuesday morning, listen to some “technobabble” with Rusty and Bob as they discuss everything technology on Tech Talk.
Make sure you check out our broadcast schedule for the latest show information. And if you miss a show, you can always catch the podcast online. Our podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen.
Hits & More
WTCA plays a mix of classic and contemporary music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, through the 2000s. We play an upbeat variety of the best music that appeals to a wide audience. Our Flashback 70s music plays throughout the day, giving listeners a feel-good trip down memory lane.
Start your day with Rusty in the Morning and his comedic antics. Rusty plays a great mix of music to get you going in the morning. The Best Variety plays throughout the day, with a focus on the best music from 80s and 90s. Your Drive Home is a foot-tapping experience of even more of the best variety.
Decades of Fun is a two-hour, foot-tapping exploration of only the best music from the 70s and 80s. Late Nights is a fast-paced mix of modern classics from the 2000s to today. WTCA Overnights is an eclectic mix of pop and rock from the 70s forward. Plus, it’s “mostly” commercial-free!
Sunday mornings, join us for some inspirational worship music and some great spiritual messages from local churches.
Entertainment
Make sure you listen to our special show segments. TV Confidential is a weekly two-hour radio talk show every Saturday that talks about all aspects of classic television. Make sure you listen to INFOTRAK, a fast-paced weekly public affairs show featuring interviews with experts and authorities, discussing topics of interest. INFOTRAK plays every Sunday at noon. Stay tuned Sunday evening when we play Greatest Hits USA, a three-hour show covering the best music from the 60s and 70s. Then listen to the Conspiracy Show late nights on Sunday, a fascinating two-hour journey into the mysterious world around us. Be sure to check our schedule for showtimes.
Sports
WTCA is your home for Plymouth sports! We cover local basketball, baseball, and football games. Our weekly Coach’s Corner talk show interviews the coaches and players of local schools.
WTCA is also home for racing! Listen every Tuesday night for MRN’s NASCAR Live and every Saturday morning for PRN’s At the Track. Plus tune in for the biggest NASCAR Cup Series races from Daytona, Pocono, Watkins Glen, Indianapolis, and more.
Station History
WTCA was founded by Kenneth E. Kunze. In 1963, he was granted a license from the FCC to operate WTCA-AM 1050. When WTCA had its beginning, all productions were broadcast from its transmitter site on Muckshaw Road in Plymouth with a business office on Water Street. In 1965, the broadcasting operation was moved to the Water Street location in order to accommodate an ever-growing listening audience. The station prospered from the start due to the community’s support. In 1966, the radio station moved into the old Plymouth Dairy located at 112 West Washington Street in Plymouth. The building was renovated into a broadcasting studio and remains the base of operations for WTCA.
In the early days, Ken’s wife Jeanne Kunze broadcast a live public interest program each day called This and That. Their daughter, Kathy Bottorff, continues that tradition with the station’s daily talk show, “What’s Your Opinion?” Sadly, Jeanne passed away in 1996 and Ken passed away in 2020.
The station has since expanded to include FM radio broadcasting in addition to their AM radio operations. WTCA is still operating daily radio programs from the AM transmitter site on Muckshaw Road and FM transmitter site at their Washington Street office in downtown Plymouth. WTCA proudly provides services to the local communities with unique programming, local news, hit music, and other features geared towards the communities of Marshall County.