WNTY
SimulcastsWSKP,Hope Valley, Rhode Island | |
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Broadcast area | Hartford, Connecticut |
Frequency | 990kHz |
Branding | Kool Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies |
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History | |
First air date | September 2, 1969 |
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Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73352 |
Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°34′59.35″N72°52′59.37″W/ 41.5831528°N 72.8831583°W |
Translator(s) | 96.1W241CG (Southington) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WNTY(990AM) is anoldiesradio stationlicensed toSouthington, Connecticutand serving theHartford, Connecticutarea. The station is owned by John Fuller, through licensee Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasts with 2.5 kilowatts daytime and 80 watts nighttime from a studio and tower site on Old Turnpike Road in Southington.[2]
History
[edit]AfterWBZY,a station inTorringtonthat operated on 990 kHz, was shut down, an application for a new station on the same frequency in Southington was made in 1964. The new station, WNTY went on September 2, 1969, initially as a daytime-only radio station. WNTY's original format would continue in some form until early 1999 when the death of then-owner Donato F. Sarapo, who had purchased the station from the original owners, led to WNTY being sold to ADD Radio Group for $850,000.[3]
La Brava 990
[edit]In April 1999, WNTY was leased by Hartford-based El Principe Communications.La Bravawould last until September 15, 2000, when ADD Radio terminated El Principe's lease for reasons including non-payment of rent. In retaliation, El Principe vandalized WNTY's studios and transmitter which kept the station off the air for two weeks. The station would return to the air that October with an automated variety of music plus high school football and the Sunday brokered programming, as well as a Christian music program "Play it Again God" targeted at Christian youth and young adults.[4]
Xact Radio, 990 The X
[edit]In April 2003, the 990 frequency would see a big change on paper as the WNTY calls were cast aside after 34 years and replaced by new calls of WXCT,[5]chosen for the new slogan ofXact Radio, 990 The X.
Spanish-language religion
[edit]On Tuesday May 8, 2007, it was announced that WXCT would be dropping its all-talk format and flipping to a foreign language format on Friday, May 11.[2]WXCT officially switched to Spanish-language religious programming at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2007.[6]
Kool Radio
[edit]Following Red Wolf Broadcasting's 2015 acquisition fromDavidson Media Groupof WXCT and a sister station inSpringfield, Massachusetts,WACM (1490 AM),[7]the stations'oldiesformat was merged with Red Wolf-owned oldies stationWSKPinHope Valley, Rhode Island.[8]The new network retained WXCT and WACM's airstaff, but inherited WSKP's "Kool Radio" branding.[8]
Translators
[edit]Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP(W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W241CG | 96.1 FM | Southington, Connecticut | 140557 | 250 | D | 41°33′44″N72°50′38″W/ 41.56222°N 72.84389°W | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WNTY".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"FCCInfo Results".RetrievedOctober 15,2023.
- ^"North East RadioWatch: February 12, 1999".Bostonradio.org. February 12, 1999.RetrievedOctober 15,2023.
- ^"New Britain Herald - Home".RetrievedNovember 2,2006.[dead link]
- ^FCC Internet Services Staff."Call Sign History".Licensing.fcc.gov.RetrievedFebruary 10,2014.
- ^[1]ArchivedSeptember 30, 2007, at theWayback Machine
- ^Venta, Lance (October 30, 2015)."Red Wolf Acquires 4 In New England".RadioInsight.RetrievedApril 2,2024.
- ^abVenta, Lance (November 23, 2015)."Red Wolf Creates New England Oldies Trimulcast".RadioInsight.RetrievedApril 2,2024.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 73352 (WNTY)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WNTYinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140557 (W241CG)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W241CGat FCCdata.org