WWSF

WWSF
City Sanford, Maine
Broadcast area York County, Maine
Branding AM 1220 The Legends
Slogan Legendary Songs, Legendary Singers
Frequency 1220 kHz
Translator(s) 102.3 W272CG (Sanford)
First air date November 9, 1957 (1957-11-09) (as WSME)[1]
Format Oldies
Power 1,000 watts day
234 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 74068
Transmitter coordinates 43°25′53″N 70°45′44″W / 43.43139°N 70.76222°W / 43.43139; -70.76222 (WWSF)Coordinates: 43°25′53″N 70°45′44″W / 43.43139°N 70.76222°W / 43.43139; -70.76222 (WWSF)
Callsign meaning WW SanFord
Former callsigns WSME (1957–1999)
WPHX (1999–2012)
Owner Port Broadcasting LLC
Sister stations WXEX, WXEX-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1220thelegends.com

WWSF (1220 AM; "The Legends") is a radio station airing an oldies format. Established in 1957 as WSME, the station is licensed to serve Sanford, Maine, United States. WWSF is owned by Port Broadcasting.[2]

History

WWSF signed on as WSME on November 9, 1957.[1] Its original studio was located on lower School Street in Sanford. The call letters were changed to WPHX after being purchased by Phoenix Media/Communications Group in 1999. The station was silent as its transmitter failed in 2010, but returned to the air in June 2011.

The station was acquired by Port Broadcasting, which also owned WNBP in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 2012.[3] When the sale was completed, the call letters were changed to WWSF.[4] WWSF's format is identical to that of WNBP, though the two stations were programmed separately. On January 1, 2013 WWSF shifted their format from adult standards to oldies. Port Broadcasting purchased FM translator W272CG to rebroadcast WWSF; the FM signal was launched in September 2013.[5]

Translator

Broadcast translators of WWSF
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
W		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W272CG102.3Sanford, Maine148888210D43°25′5″N 70°48′4″W / 43.41806°N 70.80111°W / 43.41806; -70.80111 (W272CG)FCC

References

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-201. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ "WWSF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Local owners expanding on New England coast". Radio Business Report. December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  5. ↑ "'The Legends' expands to FM radio". Foster's Daily Democrat. September 26, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.


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