WTSV
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| Broadcast area | Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Branding | 94.5 ESPN Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports (WTSL simulcast) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Great Eastern Radio, LLC |
| WFYX, WHDQ, WGXL, WWOD, WTSL, WXXK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Call sign meaning | W Twin State Valley |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 17795 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°22′15.00″N 72°19′42.00″W / 43.3708333°N 72.3283333°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wtsl.com |
WTSV (1230 AM; "94.5 ESPN Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a sports/talk format, simulcasting WTSL (1400 AM). Licensed to Claremont, New Hampshire, USA, the station serves the Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction area. The station is currently owned by Jeffrey Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio.[1]
The station's call letters stand for Twin State Valley, as the station serves the Connecticut River Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont. It was built by the original owners of WKBR in Manchester as part of a chain of "Twin State Network" stations, which also included WTSL in Hanover, WTSA in Brattleboro, and WTSN in Dover.
WTSV, along with 29 other stations in northern New England formerly owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation, a company controlled by Bill Binnie (owner of WBIN-TV in Derry), on May 22, 2012. The station, and 12 of the other stations, were then acquired by Vertical Capital Partners, controlled by Jeff Shapiro; this reunited WTSV with WTSL, which is owned by Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio.[2][3] After the sale's completion on November 30, 2012, WTSV dropped its sports radio format from ESPN Radio and began simulcasting WTSL.[4] The Vertical Capital Partners stations were transferred to Great Eastern Radio on January 1, 2013.[5][6]
On July 7, 2016, Dartmouth College announced that WTSV would carry Big Green football, mens hockey and women's hockey broadcasts as part of the Big Green Sports Network / Learfield Sports.[7]
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References
- ^ "WTSV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 22, 2012). "Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 24, 2012. (updated May 23, 2012)
- ^ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/79804/northern-new-england-change-rundown/
- ^ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 11, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 4, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=211056403
External links
- WTSV in the FCC AM station database
- WTSV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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