WRSY
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| City of license | Marlboro, Vermont |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Brattleboro, Vermont |
| Branding | The River |
| Slogan | "Different Is Good" |
| Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
| First air date | August 1996 |
| 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, WSSH[1] |
| 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, "The River") is a radio station licensed to serve Marlboro, Vermont. The station is owned by Saga Communications. It airs an Adult Album Alternative music format, via a simulcast of WRSI.[2]
[edit] History
The station signed on in August 1996 as WSSH, airing a soft adult contemporary format simulcast with WZSH (now WZLF).[3] Vox purchased the stations from Dynacom in 1999[4], and switched WSSH to the WRSI simulcast on February 1, 2001[5], with the WRSY callsign following on April 12.[1] Saga acquired WRSI and WRSY in 2003.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=17797&Callsign=WRSY.
- ^ "Winter 2010 Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI10&surveyID=WI08&band=fm&callLetter=WRSY.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (August 19, 1996). "Cape Stations Sabotaged". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-960819.html. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (August 6, 1999). "Sales Galore!". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-990806.html. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (February 5, 2001). "River Flows to New Home". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-010205.html. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (December 29, 2003). "Saga Adds in Pioneer Valley". NorthEast Radio Watch. http://www.fybush.com/nerw-031229.html. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
[edit] External links
- WRSY official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRSY
- Radio-Locator information on WRSY
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WRSY
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