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| Broadcast area | Greater Bridgeport |
| Frequency | 600kHz |
| Branding | WICC 600 AM and 95.9 FM |
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| Language | English |
| Format | Talk radio |
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| History | |
First air date | November 8, 1926 (1926-11-08) |
Call sign meaning | Industrial Capital of Connecticut[2] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72345 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°9′36.35″N73°9′51.4″W / 41.1600972°N 73.164278°W /41.1600972; -73.164278 |
| Translator | 107.3 W297CP (Bridgeport) |
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| Website | www |
WICC (600kHz) is acommercialAM radio station inBridgeport, Connecticut, owned byConnoisseur Media. It airs as anews–talkradio format featuring local andnationally syndicated programs, as well asCBS News Radio.
The WICCstudios are located on Wheelers Farms Road inMilford, and itstransmitter is onPleasure Beach in Bridgeport on a peninsula extending intoLong Island Sound. WICC's signal is heard in much ofSouthern Connecticut and reaches intoLong Island, New York.[4] Programming is also heard onFM radio onWICC-FM 95.9 inSouthport,translatorW297CP (107.3 FM) in Bridgeport, and using anHD Radio, the second subchannels ofsister stationsWEBE (107.9 FM) andWPLR (99.1 FM).
WICC's lineup includes local talk shows with Melissa Sheketoff,Lisa Wexler and Paul Pacelli.Nationally syndicated programs includeErick Erickson,Lars Larson andRed Eye Radio. Weekends feature shows on finance, gardening, and sports, along with theCBS News Weekend Roundup,When Radio Was, and radio versions ofCBS News Sunday Morning,Face the Nation, andMeet the Press. Most hours begin with world and national news fromCBS News Radio. WICC was formerly a member of theNew York Yankees Radio Network and formerly airedSacred Heart University athletics.
WICC is Bridgeport's first radio station and one of the first inConnecticut.[5] Itsigned on the air on November 8, 1926. Itscall letters stand for "Industrial Capital of Connecticut", which described Bridgeport throughout the early and mid-20th century.
In the early days, as radio assignments were being formalized, WICC broadcast from various places on the AM dial, including 1060 kHz, 1400 kHz, 1130 kHz, 1190 kHz and 1430 kHz until finally settling at 600 kHz in 1930.
Before March 1932, WICCaffiliated with theYankee Network.[6] The station became anaffiliate of theCBS Radio Network on September 25, 1932.[7]
When network programming shifted from radio to television in the 1950s, WICC became afull service,middle of the road station, featuring popular music, news, talk and sports. Notably,Bob Crane was a host and disc jockey from late 1951 through 1956.[8][9] In the 1970s and 1980s, the music moved closer to anAdult Top 40 sound.
In November 2001, WICC was acquired byCumulus Media, which became one of the largest owners of radio stations in the U.S., as part of its $219.6 million acquisition of Aurora Communications.[10] Over time, as music listening shifted from AM to FM radio, WICC added more talk programming, becoming an all-talk station in June 2002.[11]
On April 15, 2019, Cumulus Media announced that WICC and co-owned 107.9WEBE would be swapped to Connoisseur Media, which began operating the stations under alocal marketing agreement (LMA) on May 1.[12] The swap was consummated on June 26, 2019.
On September 3, 2024, Connoisseur began simulcasting WICC's programming onWFOX (95.9 FM), which had previously been broadcasting an active rock format.[1][a] The simulcast was in part prompted by the end of theall-news format ofWCBS in New York City; concurrently with the start of the simulcast, WICC began carrying CBS Radio Network newscasts,[14] relaunched as "The Voice of Connecticut",[15] and announced thatErick Erickson's syndicated program would be replaced by a local early afternoon show hosted by former WCBS anchor Brigitte Quinn effective September 30.[16] Quinn's program,Newsline, lasted six weeks before being replaced byThe Download, which is hosted by WICC reporters Jon Kamal (who also produces and hosts forWEZN-FM andWPLR) and Chris Williams.[17]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W297CP | 107.3FM | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 202762 | 250 | D | 41°9′39″N73°9′53″W / 41.16083°N 73.16472°W /41.16083; -73.16472 (W297CP) | LMS |
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