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WRSA (AM)
Encyclopedia
WRSA is a radio station
licensed to serve St. Albans, Vermont
. The station is owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. It airs a sports radio
format in simulcast
with sister station
s WCAT
(1390 AM) and WFAD
(1490 AM) as "Fox Sports Vermont".
The station has been assigned the "WRSA" call sign
by the Federal Communications Commission
since April 23, 2002.
There is an unrelated WRSA-FM
(96.9 FM) in Huntsville, Alabama
.
WRSA switched affiliations from ESPN Radio to Fox Sports Radio
on January 1, 2011. The ESPN affiliation moved to WCPV
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to serve St. Albans, Vermont
St. Albans (city), Vermont
St. Albans is a city in and the shire town of Franklin County, Vermont, in the United States. At the 2000 census, the city population was 7,650. St Albans City is completely surrounded by St. Albans town, which is incorporated separately from the city of St. Albans...
. The station is owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. It airs a sports radio
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
format in simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
with sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
s WCAT
WCAT (AM)
WCAT is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format in simulcast with sister stations WRSA and WFAD as "Fox Sports Vermont". Licensed to Burlington, Vermont, USA, the station serves the Burlington-Plattsburgh area. The station is currently owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc...
(1390 AM) and WFAD
WFAD
WFAD is a radio station licensed to serve Middlebury, Vermont. The station is owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. It airs a Sports radio format in simulcast with sister stations WCAT and WRSA as "Fox Sports Vermont"....
(1490 AM) as "Fox Sports Vermont".
The station has been assigned the "WRSA" call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
since April 23, 2002.
There is an unrelated WRSA-FM
WRSA-FM
WRSA-FM is an adult contemporary music-formatted radio station serving the Huntsville, Alabama, area.The broadcast transmitter and tower for WRSA-FM is located on Brindlee Mountain.-Personalities:...
(96.9 FM) in Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
.
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
on January 1, 2011. The ESPN affiliation moved to WCPV
WCPV
WCPV is an English-language American radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Essex, New York, USA, the station serves the Champlain Valley of New York and Vermont...
.