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WSCS

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WSCS
Broadcast area
Frequency90.9MHz
BrandingClassical 90.9 WSCS
Programming
FormatClassical[3]
Ownership
Owner
  • (Sugar River Foundation, Inc.[1][4])
History
First air date
February 1996
(28 years ago)
(1996-02)[5]
Call signmeaning
Colby-Sawyer College(former owner)[6][7]
Technical information[8]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID12228
ClassA
ERP
  • 63watts(horizontal)
  • 250 watts (vertical)
HAAT91 meters (299 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates
43°24′41.2″N71°58′31.3″W/ 43.411444°N 71.975361°W/43.411444; -71.975361[1]
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.classicalwscs.org

WSCSis aclassicalformattedbroadcastradio station.[3]The station is licensed toNew London, New Hampshire,and serves New London,Andoverand theLake SunapeeRegion inNew Hampshire.[1][2]WSCS is owned and operated by Sugar River Foundation, Inc., a not for profit 501(c)3 tax exempt organization.[1][9][4]

History

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WSCS was formerly owned byColby-Sawyer College,[6]WSCS was sold to the Vinikoor Family Foundation, Inc. on September 1, 2014, for $4,000.[7]At the time, Bob Vinikoor owned Koor Communications, Inc, a commercial broadcasting company that operated several radio stations in the upper Connecticut River valley.[7]As part of a deal announced October 5, 2016, The Vinikoor Family Foundation sold WSCS to Sugar River Foundation, Inc. for $10,000. Sugar River Foundation is controlled by Robert and John Landry, who are the owners of Sugar River Media, LLC.[4]

References

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  1. ^abcdef"WSCS Facility Record".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedJanuary 20,2021.
  2. ^ab"WSCS-FM 90.9 MHz - New London, NH".Theodric Technologies, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 20,2021.
  3. ^ab"Arbitron Station Information Profiles".Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings.RetrievedJanuary 20,2021.
  4. ^abc"Deal Digest - October 6, 2016".InsideRadio. October 5, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 20,2021.
  5. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 2010(PDF).ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-358.RetrievedJanuary 20,2021.
  6. ^ab"FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WSCS-FM".REC Networks.RetrievedJanuary 20,2021.
  7. ^abcWaits, Jennifer (July 18, 2014)."College Radio Watch: WSCS to be Sold, WRAS Responds to GPB Letter, Troubles at KCPR?".Radio Survivor.RetrievedJanuary 20,2021.
  8. ^"Facility Technical Data for WSCS".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  9. ^"Sugar River Media".RetrievedJanuary 20,2021.
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