WSTC

WSTC
City Stamford, Connecticut
Broadcast area Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
Branding Fairfield County Public Radio
Frequency 1400 kHz
First air date September 18, 1941 (1941-09-18)
Format News/Talk
Power 780 watts unlimited
Class C
Facility ID 10660
Transmitter coordinates 41°2′49″N 73°31′36″W / 41.04694°N 73.52667°W / 41.04694; -73.52667
Callsign meaning Stamford Town Channel, Stamford Town Center, Stamford, CT (reversed)[1]
Former callsigns WSRR (1941–1946)
Affiliations NPR
Public Radio International
American Public Media
Owner Sacred Heart University
Sister stations WNLK, WSHU, WSHU-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website wshu.org

WSTC (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to Stamford, Connecticut[2] and serving the Stamford-Norwalk area with public radio programming as part of "Fairfield County Public Radio," which also includes WSHU (1260 AM), WNLK (1350 AM), and the HD2 channel of WSHU-FM (91.1 FM).[3] The station is owned by Sacred Heart University, after being sold by Cox Radio, Inc. in 2011 and initially operated by Sacred Heart via a local marketing agreement; prior to 2011, WSTC and WNLK simulcast a commercial news/talk format.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. "WSTC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WSHU Launches 'Fairfield County Public Radio'". All Access. March 18, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  4. "Cox Sells WSTC-WNLK To Sacred Heart University". All Access. November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.

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