WSHU (AM)

WSHU
City Westport, Connecticut
Branding WSHU Public Radio
Frequency 1260 kHz
First air date April 15, 1959
Format Public radio
Power 1,000 watts day
9 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 43126
Transmitter coordinates 41°07′44″N 73°23′20″W / 41.12889°N 73.38889°W / 41.12889; -73.38889
Callsign meaning Sacred Heart University
Former callsigns WMMM (1959–1987)
WCFS (1987–1989)
WMMM (1989–2000)
Affiliations NPR
Public Radio International
American Public Media
Owner Sacred Heart University
Sister stations WNLK, WQQQ, WSTC, WSHU-FM, WSUF, WYBC
Webcast Listen Live
Website WSHU Public Radio Group website

WSHU (1260 AM), is an NPR member radio station licensed to Westport, Connecticut. It primarily features news, talk and informational programming. The station is one of the WSHU news and talk frequencies, which also includes the HD2 channel of WSHU-FM (91.1 FM) Fairfield, Connecticut, WQQQ (103.3 FM) Sharon, Connecticut, WSUF (89.9 FM) Greenport, New York and WYBC (1340 AM) New Haven, Connecticut.[1] The station is owned and operated by Sacred Heart University.

On June 18, 2015 WSHU was granted an 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.[2]

See also

References

  1. "WSHU Launches 'Fairfield County Public Radio'". All Access. March 18, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  2. "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission.


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