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| Broadcast area | Delaware Valley |
| Frequency | 93.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Today's Best Variety 93.7 WSTW |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1950 (as WDEL-FM) |
Former call signs | WDEL-FM (1950–1969) |
Call sign meaning | "We're Stereo to Wilmington" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 16459 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | |
| HAAT | 153 meters (502 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°48′57.4″N75°31′45.7″W / 39.815944°N 75.529361°W /39.815944; -75.529361 (WSTW) |
| Translator | See § Translators |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | [1] |
| Website | wstw.com |
WSTW (93.7FM, "93.7 WSTW") is a commercialradio station licensed to serveWilmington, Delaware. The station is owned byDraper Holdings Business Trust and broadcasts ahot adult contemporary format.[3]
WSTW's studios and offices are on Shipley Road in Wilmington. Its broadcast tower is also located there, north of Downtown Wilmington at (39°48′57.3″N75°31′45.2″W / 39.815917°N 75.529222°W /39.815917; -75.529222).[4] In addition to Wilmington and NorthernDelaware, the station's 47,100watt signal coversPhiladelphia and other parts ofPennsylvania as well as sections ofNew Jersey andMaryland.[5]
In 1950, the stationsigned on as WDEL-FM.[6] At first itsimulcast the programming ofsister stationWDEL (1150 AM), airingmiddle of the road music, talk, news and sports. But by the late 1960s, it was separately programmed, switching thecall sign to WSTW.[7] The call sign stood for "We're Stereo to Wilmington", as the first stereo FM in Wilmington, Delaware - itscity of license. Steinman Enterprises is a family-owned broadcasting, newspaper and mining company based inLancaster, Pennsylvania. For more than a decade, WSTW carried aneasy listening and middle of the road music format that was largelyautomated.
In 1980, WSTW switched to an automatedTop 40 format, using theTM "Stereo Rock" service.[8] By the mid-1980s, station management addeddisc jockeys and ended the automation. Over the years, the station has made slight changes in programming, switching from Top 40 to Hot AC and back again. In the mid-1990s, the station made the move to Hot AC.[9] Around 2000, it moved back to Top 40.
In May 2005, WSTW created the "Rewards" program for winning and obtaining prizes. The "Choice Rewards" system allows listeners of the station to bid on auctions for WSTW concerts, merchandise, etc., based on how many points the user has. Users obtain these points by typing in "Choice Words", which they hear on WSTW itself, on the "Rewards" website. The "Rewards" program was changed later, with "Choice Words" being solely found on the WSTW webpage, at station appearances, and via online surveys.
In 2006, WSTW was chosen as CHR Station of the Year of theMarconi Award by theNational Association of Broadcasters.
WSTW HD2 is a simulcast ofnews/talk sister station WDEL andWDEL-FM. WSTW HD3 is a simulcast ofcountry sister stationWXCY-FM and may be heard in analog at 96.9 MHz.
On February 5, 2019, Forever Media, LLC bought outDelmarva Broadcasting Company for $18.5 million, adding 10 more stations to Forever Media, LLC's group of stations inPennsylvania andMaryland.
Some notable former air staff members include Alan Price (former morning show personality); Ellis B. "Bruce Ellis" Feaster, now atWPOZ inOrlando, Florida; Dave Fleetwood, recently atWGBG-FM inSeaford, Delaware; and Dave Walls, now an anchor/reporter forWSET-TV inLynchburg, Virginia.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
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| W245CJ | 96.9 FM | Wilmington, Delaware | 139424 | 250 (Horizontal) | 170 m (558 ft) | D | 39°48′56.2″N75°31′48″W / 39.815611°N 75.53000°W /39.815611; -75.53000 (W245CJ) | LMS | Simulcast with 103.7WXCY-FM |
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