WNTY

WNTY is an oldies radio station licensed to Southington, Connecticut and serving the Hartford, Connecticut area. The station is owned by John Fuller, through licensee Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasts at 990 kHz with 2.5 kilowatts daytime and 80 watts nighttime from a studio and tower site on Old Turnpike Road in Southington.[1]

For the Estero, Florida radio station that held the call sign WNTY at 92.5 FM from 2008 to 2009, see WFSX-FM.
WNTY
CitySouthington, Connecticut
Broadcast areaHartford, Connecticut
BrandingKool Radio
SloganGood Times Great Oldies
Frequency990 kHz
Translator(s)96.1 W241CG (Southington)
First air dateSeptember 2, 1969 (1969-09-02)
FormatOldies (WSKP simulcast)
Power2,500 watts daytime
80 watts nighttime
ClassD
Facility ID73352
Transmitter coordinates41°34′59″N 72°53′01″W
Former call signsWNTY (1969–2003)
WXCT (2003–2016)
OwnerJohn Fuller
(Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation)
Sister stationsWBOM, WDRC, WDRC-FM, WMRQ-FM, WSNG, WACM, WSKP
WebcastListen Live
Websitekoololdiesradio.net

History

WNTY's original format would continue in some form until early 1999 when the death of then-owner Donato F. Sarapo, who had purchased the station from the original owners, led to WNTY being sold to ADD Radio Group for $850,000.[2]

La Brava 990

In April 1999, WNTY was leased by Hartford-based El Principe Communications.La Brava would last until September 15, 2000 when ADD Radio terminated El Principe's lease for reasons including non-payment of rent. In retaliation, El Principe vandalized WNTY's studios and transmitter which kept the station off the air for two weeks. The station would return to the air that October with an automated variety of music plus high school football and the Sunday brokered programming, as well as a Christian music program "Play it Again God" targeted at Christian youth and young adults.[3]

Xact Radio, 990 The X

In April 2003, the 990 frequency would see a big change on paper as the WNTY calls were cast aside after 34 years and replaced by new calls of WXCT,[4] chosen for the new slogan of Xact Radio, 990 The X.

Spanish-language religion

On Tuesday May 8, 2007 it was announced that WXCT would be dropping its all-talk format and flipping to a foreign language format on Friday, May 11. WXCT officially switched to Spanish-language religious programming at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2007.[5]

Kool Oldies

Following the acquisition of the station from Connoisseur in 2018, the station entered into a three-way Kool Oldies Radio simulcast with WACM (AM) and WSKP (AM).

Translators
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W241CG96.1 MHzSouthington, Connecticut14055721032 m (105 ft)DFCC

References
  1. http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=AM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=220940&sHours=D
  2. "North East RadioWatch: February 12, 1999". Bostonradio.org. 1999-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  3. http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=918086&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=10110&rfi=8. Retrieved November 2, 2006. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. FCC Internet Services Staff. "Call Sign History". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  5. Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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