WSKI

{{short description|Radio station in Montpelier, Vermont, United States}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WSKI

| above = Simulcasting WWMP Grand Isle

| logo = WWMP Rock 102.3 logo.png

| city = Montpelier, Vermont

| country = US

| area =

| branding = Rock 102.3

| frequency = 1240 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|93.3|W227DF|Montpelier}}

| airdate = December 7, 1947

| format = Mainstream rock

| power = 1,000 watts (unlimited)

| class = C

| facility_id = 23049

| licensing_authority = FCC

| coordinates = {{coord|44|14|40.2|N|72|32|45.4|W|type:landmark_region:US-VT|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = "Ski"

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations =

| owner = Northeast Broadcasting

| licensee = Galloway Communications, Inc.

| sister_stations = WNCS

| webcast = {{TuneIn|Rock-1023---Burlingtons-Rock-Station-s4787}}

| website = {{URL|https://rock1023fm.com/}}

}}

WSKI (1240 AM, "Rock 102.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Montpelier, Vermont, United States. It is owned by Galloway Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of Bedford, New Hampshire-based Northeast Broadcasting.{{cite web | author = Galloway Communications | title = Biennial Ownership Report on FCC Form 323 | url = http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101100497&formid=323&fac_num=0 | date = November 23, 2005 | accessdate = June 29, 2008}} Application reference number BOA-20051123AJV. It airs a mainstream rock format as a simulcast of WWMP (102.3 FM).{{cite web |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=am&callLetter=WSKI}}

The station was assigned the WSKI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=23049&Callsign=WSKI}}

History

WSKI began broadcasting on December 7, 1947, on 1240 kHz with 250 watts of power. The station was owned by Carl R. Taylor and B.M. Jacobsen.{{cite news|title=Vermont Governor Helps Debut WSKI Montpelier|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-12-15-BC.pdf|accessdate=October 27, 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=December 15, 1947}}

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While it previously aired a sports radio format that derived most of its programming from ESPN Radio{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espnradio/?query=vt |work=ESPN Radio |title=ESPN Radio: Affiliate List}} and later CBS Sports Radio, WSKI also aired local sports play-by-play, including being the official radio home for the Vermont Mountaineers of the NECBL. Late night programming included Speed Freaks, The Video Game Review, and Sports Overnight America.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportsbyline.com/affil.htm |title=Sports Byline USA: America's Sports Talk Network |access-date=April 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329073505/http://www.sportsbyline.com/affil.htm#Vermont |archive-date=March 29, 2009 |url-status=dead }}

WSKI's longest continual running program is The Classic Country Jamboree, which has aired every Saturday since 1996. The show is hosted by former WSKI radio host Dick Sicely who was with the station from the 1960s to the 1980s. The station has had a number of announcers still found in area markets. The longest serving announcer, the late Bob Bannon, was with the station from the late 1940s and into the 1990s.

On April 22, 2020, WSKI changed their format from sports to a simulcast of mainstream rock-formatted WWMP (103.3 FM).[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/186329/rock-103-3-burlington-expands-to-montpelier-barre/ Rock 103.3 Burlington Expands to Montpelier-Barre] Radioinsight - April 22, 2020 When the format moved from 103.3 to WIXM (102.3 FM) on September 12, 2024, the simulcast on WSKI continued.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/281268/rock-103-3-burlington-on-the-move/ Rock 103.3 Burlington on the Move] Radioinsight - September 12, 2024

References

External links

[http://vermontradioguy.blogspot.com/ WSKI sports director's blog]
[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=66939 FCC History Cards for WSKI]

{{FCC-LMS-Facility|139921|W227DF}}
{{FXL|W227DF}}

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Category:Radio stations established in 1947

Category:1947 establishments in Vermont

Category:Mainstream rock radio stations in the United States