WNST
City | Towson, Maryland |
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Broadcast area | Baltimore / Towson, Maryland |
Branding | Baltimore's Local Sports Voice |
Slogan | "We Never Stop Talking Baltimore Sports" |
Frequency | 1570 kHz |
First air date | 1955 as WTOW) |
Format | Sports |
Power |
5,000 watts (day) 237 watts (night) |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 25523 |
Callsign meaning |
W NeST or W NaSTy |
Former callsigns |
WTOW (1955-1986) WFEL (1986-1993) WKDB (1993-1999) |
Owner | Nasty 1570 Sports, LLC |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wnst.net |
WNST (1570 kHz) is a sports radio station located in Towson, Maryland, near Baltimore. It is owned and operated by local sports media personality Nestor Aparicio through Nasty 1570 Sports, LLC.[1]
WNST was the first 24-hour all sports radio station in Baltimore. The station features local programming from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. When the local programming is not on the air, there is a live feed of Fox Sports Radio.
WNST ignited a debate in the Baltimore area by arranging a "Free the Birds" rally at Camden Yards to protest the ownership of the Orioles by Peter Angelos. The rally took place on September 21st, 2006 during a make-up game against the Detroit Tigers.[2]
On March 30, 2011, it was reported that Jennifer Royle, a Baltimore sports reporter for WJZ-FM (105.7) filed a $800,000 defamation suit against Aparicio and two WNST hosts, Glenn Clark and Drew Forrester.[3] Royle, who also worked for MASN, claims that Aparicio and the WNST hosts hurt her reputation with damaging statements about her professional and personal life.[3] Aparicio's lawyer said the accusations are "baseless", and Aparicio denied wrongdoing in a blog entry.[4]
References
- ↑ Anft, Michael (27 March 2002). "That's Sportsertainment". Baltimore City Paper. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ Chass, Murray (22 September 2006). "Fans Lament the Decline And Fall of the Orioles". New York TImes. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- 1 2 Rosen, Jill (30 March 2011). "Sports reporter Jennifer Royle sues hosts at rival station for defamation". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ Aparicio, Nestor. "An Indictment of Local Journalism: Here's Our Side of Baseless Royle V. WNST Lawsuit". WNST.com. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
External links
- WNST official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WNST
- Radio-Locator Information on WNST
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WNST
Coordinates: 39°25′04″N 76°33′23″W / 39.41778°N 76.55639°W