WTSV

WTSV (1230 AM; "94 ESPN Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Claremont, New Hampshire, United States, the station serves the Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction area. The station is currently owned by Jeffrey Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio.[1]

WTSV
CityClaremont, New Hampshire
Broadcast areaLebanon-Rutland-White River Junction area
Branding94 ESPN Radio
Frequency1230 kHz
Translator(s)94.3 W232DN (Claremont)
94.5 W233CC (White River Junction, VT)
Repeater(s)106.1-3 WHDQ-HD3
First air date1948
FormatSports
Power1,000 watts unlimited
ClassC
Facility ID17795
Transmitter coordinates43°22′15″N 72°19′42″W
Call sign meaningW Twin State Valley
AffiliationsESPN Radio
OwnerGreat Eastern Radio, LLC
Sister stationsWFYX, WHDQ, WGXL, WWOD, WTSL, WXXK
WebcastListen Live
Website945espn.com

The station's call letters stand for Twin State Valley, as the station serves the Connecticut River Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont. It was built by the original owners of WKBR in Manchester as part of a chain of "Twin State Network" stations, which also included WTSL in Hanover, WTSA in Brattleboro, and WTSN in Dover.

Former logo of the radio station

WTSV, along with 29 other stations in northern New England formerly owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation, a company controlled by Bill Binnie (owner of WBIN-TV in Derry), on May 22, 2012. The station, and 12 of the other stations, were then acquired by Vertical Capital Partners, controlled by Jeff Shapiro; this reunited WTSV with WTSL, which is owned by Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio.[2][3] After the sale's completion on November 30, 2012, WTSV dropped its sports radio format from ESPN Radio and began simulcasting WTSL.[4] The Vertical Capital Partners stations were transferred to Great Eastern Radio on January 1, 2013.[5][6]

On July 7, 2016, Dartmouth College announced that WTSV would carry Big Green football, men's hockey and women's hockey broadcasts as part of the Big Green Sports Network / Learfield Sports.[7]

Previous logos

References
  1. "WTSV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  3. Venta, Lance (May 22, 2012). "Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 24, 2012. (updated May 23, 2012)
  4. http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/79804/northern-new-england-change-rundown/
  5. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 11, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  6. "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 4, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  7. http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=211056403


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