WDRC (AM)

WDRC

City of license	Hartford, Connecticut
Broadcast area	Hartford, Connecticut
Slogan	The Talk of Connecticut
Frequency	1360 kHz 102.9-3 HD WDRC-FM
First air date	December 10, 1922^[1]
Format	News Talk Information
Power	5,000 Watts
Class	B
Facility ID	7711
Former callsigns	WPAJ^[1]
Affiliations	Westwood One, Talk Radio Network
Owner	Connoisseur Media (Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WDRC-FM, WSNG, WWCO, WMMW
Website	http://www.talkofct.com

WDRC (1360 AM) is a radio station owned by Connoisseur Media. It operates full-time with 5,000 Watts of power with studios and transmitters located in Bloomfield, Connecticut.

WDRC is the flagship station of a cluster of four Connecticut stations running a talk format with the slogan "The Talk of Connecticut" (the other stations are WSNG in Torrington, WWCO in Waterbury and WMMW in Meriden). The leading personalities for the "Talk of Connecticut" are morning host Brad Davis and afternoon host Dan Lovallo. Both offer a conservative viewpoint. Davis has been linked to former Governor John G. Rowland and Senator Joe Lieberman.

The Talk of Connecticut stations also broadcast sporting events as Yankees major league baseball, New Britain Rock Cats minor league baseball, Hartford Hawks College basketball and high school sports.

WDRC was the first commercial AM station in the state of Connecticut, originally operating from New Haven.^[1]

On March 5, 2014, Buckley Broadcasting announced that it would sell its Connecticut radio stations, including WDRC, to Connoisseur Media. Buckley had owned an interest in the station since 1957, assuming full control in 1959.^[2] The sale was consummated on July 7, 2014, at a price of $7,922,035.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Collins, Michael. "Time Line For Connecticut Broadcasting". Connecticut Broadcaster's Association.
↑ Fillo, Maryellen (March 5, 2014). "Buckley Sells WDRC And CT Stations To Connoisseur". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 5, 2014.

1992 Broadcasting Yearbook, page A-62

External links

WDRC Website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WDRC

Radio-Locator Information on WDRC

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Radio Stations

Connecticut	WDRC WDRC-FM WEZN-FM WFOX WMMW WPLR WSNG WWCO WYBC-FM ¹

Bloomington, IL	WBBE WIHN WWHX

Wichita, KS	KIBB KVWF

Billings, MT	KBLG KPLN KRKX KRZN KWMY KYYA

Trenton, NJ	WCHR WNJE WPST

Long Island, NY	WALK WALK-FM WBZO WHLI WKJY WWSK

Allentown, PA	WBYN WEEX WODE-FM WTKZ WWYY

Erie, PA	WFNN WJET WRKT WRTS WTWF WXBB

Wilkes-Barre, PA	WSBG WVPO

Rapid City, SD	KXMZ

¹ Managed under a local marketing agreement

Coordinates: 41°48′47″N 72°41′46″W / 41.81306°N 72.69611°W / 41.81306; -72.69611