WNTY

WNTY (990 AM) is an oldies radio station licensed to Southington, Connecticut and serving the Hartford, Connecticut area. The station is owned by John Fuller, through licensee Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasts with 2.5 kilowatts daytime and 80 watts nighttime from a studio and tower site on Old Turnpike Road in Southington.[1]

For the Estero, Florida radio station that held the call sign WNTY at 92.5 FM from 2008 to 2009, see WFSX-FM.
WNTY
Satellite of WSKP, Hope Valley, Rhode Island
Broadcast areaHartford, Connecticut
Frequency990 kHz
BrandingKool Radio
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
Owner
  • John Fuller
  • (Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation)
WACM, WBOM, WDRC, WDRC-FM, WMRQ-FM, WSKP, WSNG
History
First air date
September 2, 1969 (1969-09-02)
Former call signs
WFCS (never used on air; 1964-1968)
WNTY (1969–2003)
WXCT (2003–2016)
Technical information
Facility ID73352
ClassD
Power2,500 watts day
80 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°34′59″N 72°53′01″W
Translator(s)96.1 W241CG (Southington)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.koololdiesradio.net

History

After WBZY was shut down, it was applied in 1964 but license wasn’t completely transferred until 1966. First went on September 2, 1969, initially as a daytime-only radio station, WNTY's original format would continue in some form until early 1999 when the death of then-owner Donato F. Sarapo, who had purchased the station from the original owners, led to WNTY being sold to ADD Radio Group for $850,000.[2]

La Brava 990

In April 1999, WNTY was leased by Hartford-based El Principe Communications.La Brava would last until September 15, 2000 when ADD Radio terminated El Principe's lease for reasons including non-payment of rent. In retaliation, El Principe vandalized WNTY's studios and transmitter which kept the station off the air for two weeks. The station would return to the air that October with an automated variety of music plus high school football and the Sunday brokered programming, as well as a Christian music program "Play it Again God" targeted at Christian youth and young adults.[3]

Xact Radio, 990 The X

In April 2003, the 990 frequency would see a big change on paper as the WNTY calls were cast aside after 34 years and replaced by new calls of WXCT,[4] chosen for the new slogan of Xact Radio, 990 The X.

Spanish-language religion

On Tuesday May 8, 2007, it was announced that WXCT would be dropping its all-talk format and flipping to a foreign language format on Friday, May 11. WXCT officially switched to Spanish-language religious programming at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2007.[5]

Kool Oldies

Following the acquisition of the station from Connoisseur in 2015 , the station entered into a three-way Kool Oldies Radio simulcast with WACM (AM) and WSKP (AM).

Translators
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassFCC info
W241CG 96.1 MHz FMSouthington, Connecticut14055721032 m (105 ft)DLMS

References
  1. "FCCInfo Results". Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  2. "North East RadioWatch: February 12, 1999". Bostonradio.org. 1999-02-12. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  3. "New Britain Herald - Home". Retrieved November 2, 2006.
  4. FCC Internet Services Staff. "Call Sign History". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  5. Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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