WRTC-FM
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{{Infobox Radio station
| name = WRTC-FM
| logo = WRTC-FM 89.3 logo.jpg
| city = Hartford, Connecticut
| country = US
| area = Greater Hartford
| frequency = 89.3 (MHz)
| airdate = {{start date and age|1947|02|26}}
| format = Diversified
| erp = 300 watts
| haat = {{convert|29|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 68255
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|41|45|6.3|N|72|41|27.3|W|region:US-CT_type:landmark|name=WRTC-FM|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = "Radio Trinity College"
| former_frequencies = {{ubl|620 kHz (1947–1949)|550 kHz (1949–1950)|620 kHz (1950–1956)}}
| owner = Trinity College
| licensee = Trustees of Trinity College
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://webstream.adsciconsolidated.com/wrtc_noflash.html}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wrtcfm.com}}
}}
WRTC-FM (89.3 MHz) is a non-commercial, student-run music radio station licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. Owned and operated by Trinity College, the station's weekly schedule features programs focused on specific genres, primarily rock, jazz, and urban contemporary.
History and programming
WRTC began broadcasting as campus station on February 26, 1947 and received its FCC license on June 30, 1958.{{cite web |title=WRTC-FM history cards |url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=70665 |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=May 30, 2024 |format=PDF}} The station's programming includes music and artist interviews, spanning a wide range of genres, including jazz, techno, progressive, and world music.
The station also airs shows about local politics and public affairs on The Community Talk Show, a bi-weekly panel discussion exploring topics ranging from social welfare, healthcare, and politics to economic development, law enforcement, and unemployment.{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.wrtcfm.com/?page_id=1131 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126175026/http://www.wrtcfm.com/?page_id=1131 |archive-date=January 26, 2017 |access-date=January 26, 2017 |website=WRTC |language=en-US}} The station's sportscasters provide home and away game coverage of the Bantams in NESCAC football during the fall.
WRTC-FM has hosted multiple music festivals in Hartford.{{Cite web |last=Courant |first=Susan Dunne {{!}} Hartford |date=April 12, 2022 |title=Brazilian music artists who perform at Trinity College’s Samba Fest |url=https://www.courant.com/2022/04/12/brazilian-music-stars-to-perform-at-trinity-colleges-samba-fest/ |access-date=January 16, 2024 |website=Hartford Courant |language=en-US}} In 2015, the station's Southern soul show Greasy Tracks celebrated its 20-year-anniversary.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.wrtcfm.com/ WRTC-FM official website]
{{FM station data|68255|WRTC-FM}}
{{Hartford Radio}}
{{Connecticut college radio}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1947