WSTL
 | |
| Broadcast area | Providence metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1220 kHz |
| Branding | La Mega 94.9 (translator frequency) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish Tropical |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| Operator | Radio Sharon Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs | WRIB (1947–2006)[1] |
Call sign meaning | We Shine The Light |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 9183 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 166 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°49′15″N 71°23′07″W / 41.82083°N 71.38528°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.7 W229AN (Providence) 94.9 W235CN (Providence) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WSTL (1220 AM, "La Mega 94.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Providence, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Nelson Diaz. It formerly aired a Christian radio format;[2] it now broadcasts a Spanish Tropical format programmed by Radio Sharon Foundation. Its programming is also heard on translator stations in Providence, W229AN (93.7 FM) and W235CN (94.9 FM).
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since July 7, 2006.[1]
History
1940s
1947
The station was started as a 250-watt daytimer, WRIB with studios at the old Narragansett Hotel.[3]
1950s
1952
WRIB increased its daytime power to the current 1 kilowatt. It was still a daytime-only station at this point.
2000s
2006
For many years, WRIB had aired mostly brokered programming, serving as an outlet for primarily ethnic broadcasters. Faith Christian Center, an evangelical megachurch in nearby Seekonk, Massachusetts, bought WRIB in 2005. While the station's time brokers had expected to be forced to find new homes for their programming, Faith Christian took WRIB off the air at 12:30 on July 7, 2006, with no advance warning, angering many of WRIB's former time brokers. The church only gave the time brokers a few hours to get their equipment out of the studios or face charges for trespassing.[4][5] Some shows continue on other stations (e.g.: the Armenian Radio Hour is now on WARA) but others disappeared.
2010s
2017
On the morning of Friday, June 23, 2017, the station reported to be going off the air soon; they then went silent.[6][7][8][9] On November 29, 2017 WSTL returned to the air with Spanish tropical, branded as "Mega 94.9" (simulcast on FM translator W235CN 94.9 FM Providence).[10]
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W229AN | 93.7 FM | Providence, Rhode Island | 156667 | 250 (V) 0 (H) |
D | 41°49′14″N 71°23′1″W / 41.82056°N 71.38361°W | LMS |
| W235CN | 94.9 FM | Providence, Rhode Island | 41191 | 250 | D | 41°49′39.6″N 71°22′8.8″W / 41.827667°N 71.369111°W | LMS |
References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Boston Radio essays. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ Providence Journal story from September 9, 2006 (dead link)
- ^ All Access.com; July 11, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ WSTL Radio Ministry's Facebook Page
- ^ radio-locator.com
- ^ Remain silent authority request from the FCC's CDBS, filed June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ W229AN's request for silent authority, filed June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ Mega 94.9 Launches in Providence Radioinsight - November 29, 2017
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WSTL ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Template:FMQ
- W229AN at FCCdata.org
- Template:FMQ
- W235CN at FCCdata.org
- Boston Radio essay on Providence radio (incomplete)
- Armenian Radio Hour's take on the loss of WRIB
- Providence Journal story from September 9, 2006 (dead link)
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