WUCS
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| City of license | Windsor Locks, Connecticut |
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| Broadcast area | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Branding | 97-9 ESPN |
| Slogan | Game On |
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | July 1990[1] |
| Format | Sports HD2: News/Talk (WPOP simulcast) |
| ERP | 3,400 watts |
| HAAT | 135 meters (443 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 46965 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Former callsigns | WPKX (1990–2012) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | WHCN, WKSS, WPOP, WWYZ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WUCS (97.9 FM, "97-9 ESPN") is a sports formatted radio station licensed to Windsor Locks, Connecticut which serves as the Hartford market's ESPN Radio affiliate, acting as the technical flagship station for the network as it serves ESPN's headquarters in Bristol. The station first signed on in July 1990[1] as WPKX, a country music station targeting Springfield, Massachusetts. It was originally licensed to Enfield, Connecticut but was able to move to Windsor Locks through an agreement with WMAS-FM formerly licensed to Springfield. Studios are at 10 Columbus Boulevard, in Hartford.
It was owned by SFX Broadcasting in the late 1990s, then Capstar, AMFM owned it briefly before being acquired by Clear Channel Communications in 2000. It is now owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..
The station had an HD Radio HD-2 station broadcasting Americana music since early-2006.
In March 2010, iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications) filed an application with the FCC to move the WPKX transmitter from Provin Mountain in Feeding Hills, MA., to the top of City Place in downtown Hartford, CT., effectively moving the station from the Springfield Arbitron market to the Hartford Arbitron market.[2] The previous country format has moved to WRNX (100.9 FM).
On January 27, 2012 at 6 a.m., the station switched to a simulcast of ESPN Radio affiliate WPOP (1410 AM).[3] The call sign was changed to WUCS on February 7, 2012.[4] WPOP switched to Fox Sports Radio in March 2012, with ESPN Radio remaining on WUCS.
WPOP 1410 AM is now heard on WUCS HD-2.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101357400&formid=301&fac_num=46965
- ↑ http://www.radio-info.com/news/979-espn-clear-channels-hartford-move-in-is-in-espns-backyard 97.9 ESPN iHeartMedia, Inc.'s Hartford Move In Is In ESPN's Backyard
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WUCS
- Radio-Locator information on WUCS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WUCS
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