WSTC (1400 kHz) is a public AM radio station in Stamford, Connecticut.[2] It serves the Stamford-Norwalk area with a non-commercial, listener-supported news/talk radio format, simulcast with co-owned WSHU 1260 AM Westport, Connecticut. WSTC is owned by Sacred Heart University.
| Simulcasts WSHU, Westport, Connecticut | |
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| Broadcast area | Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio, News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sacred Heart University |
| WSHU, WSHU-FM, WSUF | |
| History | |
First air date | September 18, 1941 |
Former call signs | WSRR (1941–1946) |
Call sign meaning | Stamford, Connecticut |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10660 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 780 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°2′49″N 73°31′36″W / 41.04694°N 73.52667°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
Programming on WSTC and WSHU includes NPR shows Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air with Terry Gross and 1A. A local staff supplies Connecticut news updates.
History
The station signed on the air on September 18, 1941. The call sign was WSRR. From the 1950s through the 80s, it was a full service, middle of the road station, featuring popular adult music with local news and sports. In 1947, it added an FM station, WSTC-FM (now WARW).
WSTC was sold by Cox Radio, Inc. in 2011 and was initially operated by Sacred Heart via a local marketing agreement (LMA). Prior to 2011, WSTC and WNLK 1350 AM in Norwalk, Connecticut simulcast a commercial news/talk format.[3]
On January 25, 2016, WSTC dropped its public radio simulcast with WSHU 1260 AM and went silent. It returned to the air on June 1, 2016, with a format of adult standards with some talk shows. That format lasted only a little more than a year.
On July 10, 2017, WSTC returned to a simulcast of NPR news/talk-formatted WSHU 1260 AM Westport.[4]
References
External links
- WSTC in the FCC AM station database
- WSTC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WSTC