WNST

{{short description|Sports radio station serving the Baltimore, Maryland area}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WNST

| logo = WNST Logo.JPG

| city = Towson, Maryland

| country = US

| area = Baltimore metropolitan area

| languages = English

| branding = Baltimore's Local Sports Voice

| frequency = 1570 kHz

| airdate = {{start date and age|1955}}

| format = Sports radio

| power = {{ubl|{{val|5000|u=watts|fmt=commas}} (day)|{{val|237|u=watts|fmt=commas}} (night)}}

| class = B

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 25523

| callsign_meaning = {{ubl|Ravens' Nest or|Nasty|We Never Stop Talking}}

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WTOW (1955–1958)|WAQE (1958–1967)|WTOW (1967–1986)|WFEL (1986–1993)|WKDB (1993–1999)}}[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=67699 History Cards for WNST], fcc.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2018.[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=25523&Callsign=WNST25523 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

| owner = Nasty 1570 Sports, LLC

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://www.wnst.net}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.wnst.net}}

}}

WNST (1570 kHz) is a sports radio station located in Towson, Maryland, near Baltimore. It is owned and operated by local sports media personality Nestor Aparicio through Nasty 1570 Sports, LLC.{{cite news|last=Anft|first=Michael|title=That's Sportsertainment|url=http://www2.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=10155|access-date=April 1, 2011|newspaper=Baltimore City Paper|date=March 27, 2002}}

WNST was the first 24-hour all sports radio station in Baltimore. The station features local programming from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm. Monday - Friday. When the local programming is not on the air, there is a live feed of Fox Sports Radio.

WNST ignited a debate in the Baltimore area by arranging a "Free the Birds" rally at Camden Yards to protest the ownership of the Orioles by Peter Angelos. The rally took place on September 21, 2006, during a make-up game against the Detroit Tigers.{{cite news|last=Chass|first=Murray|title=Fans Lament the Decline And Fall of the Orioles|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20710F73A550C718EDDA00894DE404482|access-date=January 22, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 22, 2006}}

On March 30, 2011, it was reported that Jen Royle, a Baltimore sports reporter for WJZ-FM (105.7) filed a $800,000 defamation suit against Aparicio and two WNST hosts, Glenn Clark and Drew Forrester.{{cite news|last=Rosen|first=Jill|title=Sports reporter Jennifer Royle sues hosts at rival station for defamation|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/03/30/sports-reporter-jennifer-royle-sues-hosts-at-rival-station-for-defamation/|access-date=April 1, 2011|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=March 30, 2011}} Royle, who also worked for MASN, claims that Aparicio and the WNST hosts hurt her reputation with damaging statements about her professional and personal life. Aparicio's lawyer said the accusations are "baseless", and Aparicio denied wrongdoing in a blog entry.{{cite web|last=Aparicio|first=Nestor|title=An Indictment of Local Journalism: Here's Our Side of Baseless Royle V. WNST Lawsuit|url=http://wnst.net/wordpress/nestoraparicio/2011/03/30/an-indictment-of-local-journalism-here%E2%80%99s-our-side-of-baseless-royle-v-wnst-lawsuit/|work=WNST.com|access-date=April 1, 2011}} Royle later dropped the lawsuit.{{cite news|last=Zurawik|first=David|title=Jennifer Royle drops suit against Nestor Aparicio, claims victory in ending 'harassment'|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/08/29/jennifer-royle-drops-suit-against-nestor-aparicio-claims-victory-in-ending-harassment/|access-date=April 30, 2012|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=August 29, 2011}}