WRSY
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| City | Marlboro, Vermont |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Brattleboro, Vermont |
| Branding | The River |
| Slogan | "Different Is Good" |
| Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
| First air date | July 1996[1] |
| Format | Album Adult Alternative |
| ERP | 120 watts |
| HAAT | 227 meters (745 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 17797 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°50′46″N 72°41′16″W / 42.84611°N 72.68778°W |
| Callsign meaning | similar to WRSI |
| Former callsigns |
WAIG (1994-1996) WSSH (1996-2001) WRSY (2001-present)[2] |
| Owner |
Saga Communications (Saga Communications of New England, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WKVT, WKVT-FM, WRSI |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.wrsi.com/ |
WRSY (101.5 FM) is an Adult Album Alternative formatted radio station, via a simulcast of WRSI, licensed to serve Marlboro, Vermont.[3] The station is owned by Saga Communications.
History
The station first took its callsign WAIG on May 20, 1994 and changed to WSSH on March 1, 1996. It officially launched in July 1996, airing a Light Adult Contemporary format, simulcasting with WZSH (now WZLF).[4] Vox purchased the stations from Dynacom in 1999,[5] and switched WSSH to the WRSI simulcast on February 1, 2001,[6] with the WRSY callsign following on April 12.[2] Saga acquired WRSI and WRSY in 2003.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf
- 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "Winter 2010 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ Fybush, Scott (August 19, 1996). "Cape Stations Sabotaged". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ↑ Fybush, Scott (August 6, 1999). "Sales Galore!". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ↑ Fybush, Scott (February 5, 2001). "River Flows to New Home". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ↑ Fybush, Scott (December 29, 2003). "Saga Adds in Pioneer Valley". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
External links
- WRSY official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRSY
- Radio-Locator information on WRSY
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRSY
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