WNTY

For the Estero, Florida, radio station that held the call sign WNTY at 92.5 FM from 2008 to 2009, seeWFSX-FM.

WNTY

SimulcastsWSKP,Hope Valley, Rhode Island
Southington, Connecticut United States
Broadcast area	Hartford, Connecticut
Frequency	990kHz
Branding	Kool Radio
Programming
Format	Oldies
Ownership
Owner	John Fuller (Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation)
Sister stations	WACM,WBOM,WDRC,WDRC-FM,WMRQ-FM,WSKP,WSNG
History
First air date	September 2, 1969(1969-09-02)
Former call signs	WFCS (CP;1964–1968) WNTY (1969–2003) WXCT (2003–2016)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73352
Class	D
Power	2,500wattsday 80 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	41°34′59.35″N72°52′59.37″W
Translator(s)	96.1W241CG (Southington)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.koololdiesradio.net

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.

History

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.

La Brava 990

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.

Xact Radio, 990 The X

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,chosen for the new slogan ofXact Radio, 990 The X.

Spanish-language religion

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.

Kool Radio

Following Red Wolf Broadcasting's 2015 acquisition fromDavidson Media Groupof WXCT and a sister station inSpringfield, Massachusetts,WACM (1490 AM),the stations'oldiesformat was merged with Red Wolf-owned oldies stationWSKPinHope Valley, Rhode Island.The new network retained WXCT and WACM's airstaff, but inherited WSKP's "Kool Radio" branding.

Translators

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP(W)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W241CG	96.1 FM	Southington, Connecticut	140557	250	D	41°33′44″N72°50′38″W	LMS

External links

• 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