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| Frequency | 1180kHz |
| Branding | Kool Radio |
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| Format | Oldies |
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First air date | October 5, 1985; 40 years ago (1985-10-05)[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3068 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°31′36.36″N71°44′33.25″W / 41.5267667°N 71.7425694°W /41.5267667; -71.7425694 |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WSKP (1180kHz) is anAM radio stationlicensed toHope Valley, Rhode Island. The station is owned by John Fuller's Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation and airs anoldiesradio format. WSKP operates as part of the "Kool Radio"simulcast, along with 990WNTY inSouthington, Connecticut (nearHartford), and formerly with 1270WACM inSpringfield, Massachusetts.
WSKP is adaytimer AM station. By day, it broadcasts at 1,800 watts and at 1,000 watts duringcritical hours. As1180 AM is aclear channel frequency reserved forClass A stationWHAM inRochester, New York, WSKP mustsign off the air at night. Programming can still be heard around the clock on theHD3digital subchannel of 106.5WBMW inPawcatuck, Connecticut, as well asFM translatorsW282CB at 104.3FM in Hope Valley andW283BW at 104.5 FM inNew London, Connecticut.
The station signed on October 5, 1985, as WJJF, acountry music station. It was started by John J. Fuller, now owner of Red Wolf Broadcasting. The "JJF" in the call reflected Fuller's initials. WJJF's studio and transmitter were located on the Fuller Farm at 26 Woody Hill Road inHope Valley. The transmitter still exists there.
Fuller sold WJJF toCharles River Broadcasting, owner of severalclassical music stations inNew England (includingWCRI onBlock Island,WCRB inBoston, andWFCC-FM onCape Cod), in 2002.[4] Charles River Broadcasting continued the country music format (making it the company's second non-classical station, afterclassic rock-formattedWKPE-FM on Cape Cod) until July 2004, when the call letters were changed to WCNX[2] and the station temporarily left the air for tower replacement.[5] Prior to being assigned inRhode Island, the call letters were used by what is nowWMRD inMiddletown, Connecticut. WCNX returned that August with anall-news format provided byCNN Headline News;[6] the Headline News simulcast was eventually phased out (as with most of the network's radio affiliates) in favor oftalk shows.
Charles River Broadcasting announced on October 27, 2005, that it was exploring the sale of its properties,[7] with Judson Group purchasing WCNX and WCRI in 2006.[8] Judson continued the news/talk format until October 1, 2011, when it became WCRI, a simulcast of WCRI-FM's classical music programming.[9] In November 2013, Judson filed to sell WCRI to Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation; this returned the station to the ownership of John Fuller.[10] The call letters were changed to WSKP on November 29;[2] on December 2, WSKP dropped the WCRI-FM simulcast and launched an oldies format, branded as "Kool 1180". The format is also heard onWBMW-HD3 out ofPawcatuck, Connecticut. The station swapped call letters with107.7 FM and became WWRX on December 24, 2013; the swap was reversed on April 23, 2014.[2] The sale to Red Wolf was completed on May 13, 2014.[11]
In November 2015, WSKP's oldies format was expanded toWXCT inSouthington, Connecticut, andWACM inSpringfield, Massachusetts, which Red Wolf had acquired fromDavidson Media Group and had previously carried their own oldies format.[12] Translator station W282CB signed on in March 2016.[13]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
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| W282CB | 104.3 FM | Hope Valley, Rhode Island | 157097 | 250 | D | 41°29′41.4″N71°47′4.3″W / 41.494833°N 71.784528°W /41.494833; -71.784528 (W282CB) | LMS | |
| W283BW | 104.5 FM | New London, Connecticut | 147684 | 250 | D | 41°28′30.3″N72°6′15.2″W / 41.475083°N 72.104222°W /41.475083; -72.104222 (W283BW) | LMS | Relays the thirdHD Radio channel ofWBMW |