WTSA (AM)
Encyclopedia
WTSA is a radio station
licensed
to serve Brattleboro, Vermont
. It first signed on in 1950. The station is an affiliate of ESPN Radio
.
The station was assigned the WTSA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on August 1, 1986
. WTSA-AM 1450 was signed on April 19, 1950 by WKBR Radio of Manchester NH. "TSA" was Tri-State-Area. The station was first in Brattleboro and was positioned to serve VT, NH, MA. WTSA was sold to the Puritan Radio Group, and later to McGavern/Guild. McGavern changed the middle of the road format to top 40 in the mid 60's. WTSA was always the most popular station in the region, being a strongly personality directed format. In 1967 WTSA had a staggering Hooper Index listenership of 49.7 market share out of a 13 station measure. WTSA-FM came much later in 1975, and with ownership changes, the format on AM was moved to FM.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state, along the state line with New Hampshire. The population was 12,046 at the 2010 census...
. It first signed on in 1950. The station is an affiliate of ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
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The station was assigned the WTSA call letters 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...
on August 1, 1986
1986 in radio
The year 1986 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:*January 18 – The syndicated "American Country Countdown" expands from three to four hours. Much like "American Top 40" had more than seven years earlier, several new features are added, including a weekly recap of three...
. WTSA-AM 1450 was signed on April 19, 1950 by WKBR Radio of Manchester NH. "TSA" was Tri-State-Area. The station was first in Brattleboro and was positioned to serve VT, NH, MA. WTSA was sold to the Puritan Radio Group, and later to McGavern/Guild. McGavern changed the middle of the road format to top 40 in the mid 60's. WTSA was always the most popular station in the region, being a strongly personality directed format. In 1967 WTSA had a staggering Hooper Index listenership of 49.7 market share out of a 13 station measure. WTSA-FM came much later in 1975, and with ownership changes, the format on AM was moved to FM.