WSHU (AM)
WSHU primarily features news, talk and informational programming from National Public Radio with local news updates throughout the day. It holds periodic fundraisers on the air to support the running of the station. AM 1260 is one of the WSHU news and talk frequencies, which also includes the HD2 digital subchannel of WSHU-FM (91.1 FM) Fairfield, Connecticut, WSTC (1400 AM) Stamford, Connecticut, WSUF (89.9 FM) Greenport, New York and WYBC (1340 AM) New Haven, Connecticut.
History
The station signed on the air on April 15, 1959 . For its first three decades, the station's call sign was WMMM. It was a daytimer, broadcasting at 1,000 watts by day and required to go off the air at night. Throughout most of its history, WMMM had a full service middle of the road radio format, featuring popular adult music, local news and sports. For many years, it was co-owned with an FM station at 107.9 MHz (now WEBE).
On June 18, 2015, WSHU was granted a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to change the community of license to Seymour, move to a different transmitter site, decrease day power to 650 watts and increase night power to 17 watts. The station did not go through with the new construction and the construction permit is no longer listed on the FCC's website.
Repeaters
Call sign | Frequency | Band | City of license | State | Facility ID |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSHU-HD2 | 91.1 (HD2) | FM | Fairfield | Connecticut | 58515 |
WYBC | 1340 | AM | New Haven | Connecticut | 72820 |
WSTC | 1400 | AM | Stamford | Connecticut | 10660 |
W276DY | 103.1 | FM | Westport | Connecticut | 200235 |
WSUF | 89.9 | FM | Greenport | New York | 58516 |
Notes:
- ^ Translator; rebroadcasts WSHU
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSHU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WSHU
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W276DY
- ^ "WSHU Launches 'Fairfield County Public Radio'". All Access. March 18, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC.gov/WSHU
External links
- WSHU Public Radio Group website
- Facility details for Facility ID 43126 (WSHU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WSHU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database