WSYB
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WSYB is a radio station
in Rutland, Vermont.
, Jim Bohannon
, The Robert Wuhl Show, and Coast to Coast AM
. WSYB's weekend lineup includes At Home with Gary Sullivan, Sports Talk with David Tibbs, Money Talk, and Handel On The Law. WSYB is also one of the first stations to broadcast Boston Red Sox baseball, and continues to be one of their longest running affiliates. WSYB has remained both viable and stable throughout many ownership and management changes.
WDEV
signed on after WSYB. WVMT Burlington and WRSA St. Albans have been on the air longer though they no longer go under their original call signs, as WVMT was the original WCAX and WRSA
signed on as WQDM. The WSYB call sign stands for, "We Serve You Best". Since the demise of WHWB in the early 1990s, WSYB remains the only AM radio station serving the local Rutland area. WSYB is home to the long based charity, "The WSYB Christmas Fund", which has been serving needy families in the Rutland community since the early 1970s.
WSYB broadcasts with a 5 kW omnidirectional signal with one tower from local sunrise to local sunset. At night, WSYB utilizes two towers with 1 kW and a pattern that is aimed mainly northeast of the transmitter site. While the daytime signal provides ample coverage for Rutland county, the nighttime signal does miss most of the county south and west of the transmitter site. On the other hand, with the night time signal aimed to the northeast, there have been numerous reception reports from very enthusiastic listeners in the Canadian Maritimes, England, and even Finland over the years.
Some of the owners for WSYB over the years have included Vermont Radio Inc, All Communications Inc., H & D Media, Excalibur Media, and Clear Channel Communications
. WSYB, it's FM sister WZRT
, and several other Clear Channel properties were swapped out to Pamal Broadcasting
in exchange for WRNX
in Northampton, MA. This swap gave Pamal / Albany ownership of 5 out the 6 commercial radio signals in the local Rutland area.
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...
in Rutland, Vermont.
Programming
WSYB programs a news, talk, and sports format. WSYB features a full complement of local high school and college sports coverage including football, basketball, and hockey. WSYB is home to the local talk show, "On the Air with Tim Philbin", which has been a strong local staple on WSYB since March 1995. WSYB also carries the Rush Limbaugh Show, Dennis MillerDennis Miller
Dennis Miller is an American stand-up comedian, political commentator, actor, sports commentator, and television and radio personality. He is known for his critical assessments laced with pop culture references...
, Jim Bohannon
Jim Bohannon
James E. "Jim" Bohannon is an American broadcaster who has worked in both television and radio.During the 1980s he was a fill-in for Larry King when King had his popular nighttime national radio program. He also does much work with the Smithsonian Associates...
, The Robert Wuhl Show, and Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM is a North American late-night syndicated radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics, but most frequently ones that relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. It was created by Art Bell and is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. The program currently...
. WSYB's weekend lineup includes At Home with Gary Sullivan, Sports Talk with David Tibbs, Money Talk, and Handel On The Law. WSYB is also one of the first stations to broadcast Boston Red Sox baseball, and continues to be one of their longest running affiliates. WSYB has remained both viable and stable throughout many ownership and management changes.
History
The station signed on December 10, 1930 and has the oldest call sign in continual use in the state. WSYB was launched by Henry Seward and Philip Weiss, owners of a music store on 33 Center Street in Rutland. The station originally broadcasted at AM 1490 before moving to its current location in the mid 1940's. Waterbury'sWaterbury, Vermont
Waterbury is a town in Washington County in central Vermont, in the United States. It is also the name of a village within that town. The population was 4,915 at the 2000 census.-Economy:-Industry:...
WDEV
WDEV
WDEV is a radio station based in Waterbury, Vermont, USA. WDEV broadcasts on the AM band at 550 kHz, and WDEV-FM, licensed to Warren, Vermont, broadcasts at 96.1 MHz. The stations' studios and offices are located near U.S. Route 2 in Waterbury...
signed on after WSYB. WVMT Burlington and WRSA St. Albans have been on the air longer though they no longer go under their original call signs, as WVMT was the original WCAX and WRSA
WRSA (AM)
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 stations WCAT and WFAD as "Fox Sports Vermont"....
signed on as WQDM. The WSYB call sign stands for, "We Serve You Best". Since the demise of WHWB in the early 1990s, WSYB remains the only AM radio station serving the local Rutland area. WSYB is home to the long based charity, "The WSYB Christmas Fund", which has been serving needy families in the Rutland community since the early 1970s.
WSYB broadcasts with a 5 kW omnidirectional signal with one tower from local sunrise to local sunset. At night, WSYB utilizes two towers with 1 kW and a pattern that is aimed mainly northeast of the transmitter site. While the daytime signal provides ample coverage for Rutland county, the nighttime signal does miss most of the county south and west of the transmitter site. On the other hand, with the night time signal aimed to the northeast, there have been numerous reception reports from very enthusiastic listeners in the Canadian Maritimes, England, and even Finland over the years.
Some of the owners for WSYB over the years have included Vermont Radio Inc, All Communications Inc., H & D Media, Excalibur Media, and Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
. WSYB, it's FM sister WZRT
WZRT
WZRT is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Rutland, Vermont, USA, the station serves the Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction area. The station is currently owned by Pamal Broadcasting....
, and several other Clear Channel properties were swapped out to Pamal Broadcasting
Pamal Broadcasting
Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. is a family-owned radio ownership with stations in medium-to-small markets in the Northeast and Florida. Based in the Albany suburb of Latham, New York, Pamal Broadcasting was founded in 1986 as Albany Broadcasting when business man James J. Morrell entered broadcast...
in exchange for WRNX
WRNX
WRNX is an American radio station licensed to serve Amherst, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and the broadcast license is held by CC Licenses, LLC....
in Northampton, MA. This swap gave Pamal / Albany ownership of 5 out the 6 commercial radio signals in the local Rutland area.