WSCS

WSCS is a classical formatted broadcast radio station.[3] The station is licensed to New London, New Hampshire, and serves New London, Andover and the Lake Sunapee Region in New Hampshire.[1][2] WSCS is owned and operated by Sugar River Foundation, Inc., a not for profit 501(c)3 tax exempt organization.[1][8][4]

WSCS
Broadcast area
Frequency90.9 FM MHz
Branding"Classical 90.9 WSCS"
Programming
FormatClassical[3]
Ownership
Owner
  • (Sugar River Foundation, Inc.[1][4])
History
First air date
February 1996[5]
Call sign meaning
Colby-Sawyer College (former owner)[6][7]
Technical information
Facility ID12228
ClassA
Power
  • 63 watts (Horizontal)
  • 250 Watts (vertical)
HAAT91 meters (299 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates
43°24′41.20″N 71°58′31.30″W[1]
Links
WebcastWSCS Webstream
WebsiteWSCS Online

History

WSCS was formerly owned by Colby-Sawyer College,[6] WSCS was sold to the Vinikoor Family Foundation, Inc. on September 1, 2014, for $4,000.[7] At the time, Bob Vinikoor owned Koor Communications, Inc, a commercial broadcasting company that operated several radio stations in the upper Connecticut River valley.[7] As part of a deal announced October 5, 2016, The Vinikoor Family Foundation sold WSCS to Sugar River Foundation, Inc. for $10,000. Sugar River Foundation is controlled by Robert and John Landry, who are the owners of Sugar River Media, LLC.[4]

References
  1. "WSCS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. "WSCS-FM 90.9 MHz - New London, NH". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. "Deal Digest - October 6, 2016". InsideRadio. October 5, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-358. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  6. "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WSCS-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  7. Waits, Jennifer (July 18, 2014). "College Radio Watch: WSCS to be Sold, WRAS Responds to GPB Letter, Troubles at KCPR?". Radio Survivor. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  8. "Sugar River Media". Retrieved January 20, 2021.
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