WICC is Bridgeport's first radio station and one of the first in Connecticut.[3] It signed on the air on November 8, 1926. Its call letters stand for "Industrial Capital of Connecticut", which described Bridgeport throughout the early and mid-20th century.
In the early days, as radio assignments were being formalized, WICC broadcast from various places on the AM dial, including 1060 kHz, 1400 kHz, 1130 kHz, 1190 kHz and 1430 kHz until finally settling at 600 kHz in 1930.
When network programming shifted from radio to television in the 1950s, WICC became a full service, middle of the road station, featuring popular music, news, talk and sports. Notably, Bob Crane was a host and disc jockey from late 1951 through 1956.[6][7] In the 1970s and 80s, the music moved closer to an Adult Top 40 sound.
Over time, as music listening shifted from AM to FM radio, WICC added more talk programming, becoming an all-talk station in the 1990s. In 1992, WICC was acquired by Cumulus Media, which became one of the largest owners of radio stations in the U.S.[8]
On April 15, 2019, Cumulus Media announced that WICC and co-owned 107.9 WEBE would be swapped to Connoisseur Media, which began operating the stations under a local marketing agreement (LMA) on May 1.[9] The swap was consummated on June 26, 2019.
wicc, wicc, commercial, radio, station, bridgeport, connecticut, owned, connoisseur, media, airs, news, talk, radio, format, featuring, local, shows, with, melissa, sheketoff, lisa, wexler, paul, pacelli, nationally, syndicated, programs, include, erick, erick. WICC 600 kHz is a commercial AM radio station in Bridgeport Connecticut owned by Connoisseur Media It airs as a news talk radio format featuring local shows with Melissa Sheketoff Lisa Wexler and Paul Pacelli Nationally syndicated programs include Erick Erickson Dave Ramsey Ben Shapiro and Red Eye Radio Weekends feature shows on safe money Italian music and the Oh Wow Oldies Show featuring DJs Rob Ray the Music Professor Chris Williams Storm N Norman and Andy Madison Most hours begin with world and national news from NBC News Radio WICC was formerly a member of the New York Yankees Radio Network and formerly aired Sacred Heart University athletics WICCBridgeport ConnecticutUnited StatesBroadcast areaBridgeportNew HavenFairfield CountyFrequency600 kHzBrandingWICC 600 AM and 107 3 FMProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatNews talkAffiliationsNBC News RadioCompass Media NetworksWestwood OneNew York Yankees Radio NetworkOwnershipOwnerConnoisseur Media Connoisseur Media Licenses LLC Sister stationsWEBE WEZN FM WFOX WPLR WYBC FMHistoryFirst air dateNovember 8 1926 97 years ago 1926 11 08 Call sign meaning Industrial Capital of Connecticut Technical information 1 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID72345ClassBPower1 000 watts day500 watts nightTransmitter coordinates41 9 36 N 73 9 53 W 41 16000 N 73 16472 W 41 16000 73 16472Translator s 107 3 W297CP Bridgeport Repeater s 99 1 WPLR HD2 New Haven 107 9 WEBE HD2 Westport LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebcastListen liveWebsitewicc600 wbr comThe WICC studios are located on Wheelers Farms Road in Milford and its transmitter is on Pleasure Beach in Bridgeport on a peninsula extending into Long Island Sound WICC s signal is heard in much of Southern Connecticut and reaches into Long Island New York 2 Programming is also heard on FM translator 107 3 W297CP and using an HD Radio on sister stations 107 9 WEBE HD2 and 99 1 WPLR HD2 History editWICC is Bridgeport s first radio station and one of the first in Connecticut 3 It signed on the air on November 8 1926 Its call letters stand for Industrial Capital of Connecticut which described Bridgeport throughout the early and mid 20th century In the early days as radio assignments were being formalized WICC broadcast from various places on the AM dial including 1060 kHz 1400 kHz 1130 kHz 1190 kHz and 1430 kHz until finally settling at 600 kHz in 1930 Before March 1932 WICC affiliated with the Yankee Network 4 The station became an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network on September 25 1932 5 When network programming shifted from radio to television in the 1950s WICC became a full service middle of the road station featuring popular music news talk and sports Notably Bob Crane was a host and disc jockey from late 1951 through 1956 6 7 In the 1970s and 80s the music moved closer to an Adult Top 40 sound Over time as music listening shifted from AM to FM radio WICC added more talk programming becoming an all talk station in the 1990s In 1992 WICC was acquired by Cumulus Media which became one of the largest owners of radio stations in the U S 8 On April 15 2019 Cumulus Media announced that WICC and co owned 107 9 WEBE would be swapped to Connoisseur Media which began operating the stations under a local marketing agreement LMA on May 1 9 The swap was consummated on June 26 2019 References edit Facility Technical Data for WICC Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission Radio Locator Collins Michael Time Line For Connecticut Broadcasting Connecticut Broadcasters Association WFEA Joins Net PDF Broadcasting March 15 1932 p 6 Retrieved 1 October 2014 untitled brief PDF Broadcasting October 1 1932 Retrieved 5 October 2014 Who Was Bob Crane Bob Crane former WICC host up for Radio Hall of Fame 21 January 2012 Information from Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook 2010 page D 125 Cumulus Media Sells KLOS To Meruelo Media Swaps Bridgeport To Connoisseur For AllentownExternal links editWICC600 official website WICC in the FCC AM station database WICC in Nielsen Audio s AM station database W297CP in the FCC FM station database W297CP at FCCdata org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WICC AM amp oldid 1212158129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
