WSKI (1240 AM, "Rock 102.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Montpelier, Vermont, United States. It is owned by Galloway Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of Bedford, New Hampshire-based Northeast Broadcasting.[2] It airs a mainstream rock format as a simulcast of WWMP (102.3 FM).[3]
| Simulcasting WWMP Grand Isle | |
|---|---|
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| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Branding | Rock 102.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WNCS | |
| History | |
First air date | December 7, 1947 |
Call sign meaning | "Ski" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23049 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°14′40″N 72°32′47″W / 44.24444°N 72.54639°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.3 W227DF (Montpelier) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via TuneIn) |
| Website | rock1023fm |
The station was assigned the WSKI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]
History
editWSKI began broadcasting on December 7, 1947, on 1240 kHz with 250 watts of power. The station was owned by Carl R. Taylor and B.M. Jacobsen.[5]
While it previously aired a sports radio format that derived most of its programming from ESPN Radio[6] and later CBS Sports Radio, WSKI also aired local sports play-by-play, including being the official radio home for the Vermont Mountaineers of the NECBL. Late night programming included Speed Freaks, The Video Game Review, and Sports Overnight America.[7]
WSKI's longest continual running program is The Classic Country Jamboree, which has aired every Saturday since 1996. The show is hosted by former WSKI radio host Dick Sicely who was with the station from the 1960s to the 1980s. The station has had a number of announcers still found in area markets. The longest serving announcer, the late Bob Bannon, was with the station from the late 1940s and into the 1990s.
On April 22, 2020, WSKI changed their format from sports to a simulcast of mainstream rock-formatted WWMP (103.3 FM).[8] When the format moved from 103.3 to WIXM (102.3 FM) on September 12, 2024, the simulcast on WSKI continued.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSKI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Galloway Communications (November 23, 2005). "Biennial Ownership Report on FCC Form 323". Retrieved June 29, 2008. Application reference number BOA-20051123AJV.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Vermont Governor Helps Debut WSKI Montpelier" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 15, 1947. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "ESPN Radio: Affiliate List". ESPN Radio.
- ^ "Sports Byline USA: America's Sports Talk Network". Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ^ Rock 103.3 Burlington Expands to Montpelier-Barre Radioinsight - April 22, 2020
- ^ Rock 103.3 Burlington on the Move Radioinsight - September 12, 2024
External links
edit- WSKI sports director's blog
- FCC History Cards for WSKI
- Facility details for Facility ID 23049 (WSKI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WSKI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 139921 (W227DF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W227DF at FCCdata.org
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