WSTC

WSTC (1400 kHz) is a public AM radio station in Stamford, Connecticut.[1] 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.

WSTC
Simulcasts WSHU, Westport, Connecticut
Broadcast areaStamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
Frequency1400 kHz
Programming
FormatPublic radio, News/Talk
Ownership
OwnerSacred Heart University
WSHU, WSHU-FM, WSUF
History
First air date
September 18, 1941 (1941-09-18) (as WSRR)
Former call signs
WSRR (1941–1946)
Call sign meaning
W STamford, Connecticut
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10660
ClassC
Power780 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°2′49″N 73°31′36″W
Links
Public license information
WebsiteWSHU.org

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 (1941-09-18). 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.[2]

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.[3]

References
  1. "WSTC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Cox Sells WSTC-WNLK To Sacred Heart University". All Access. November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  3. WSHU Reclaims WSTC Operations Radioinsight - July 10, 2017


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