WRSC (AM)

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WRSC
Broadcast area State College, Pennsylvania
Frequency 1390 kHz
Branding93.3 Pop Radio
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Seven Mountains Media
  • (Southern Belle Media Family, LLC)
WHUN, WZWW, WFGE, WLEJ, WBUS, WOWY
History
First air date
1961 (1961)
Call sign meaning
"Radio State College"
Technical information
Facility ID 64849
Class B
Power
  • 2,000 watts day
  • 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°48′30″N77°56′32″W / 40.80833°N 77.94222°W / 40.80833; -77.94222 Coordinates: 40°48′30″N77°56′32″W / 40.80833°N 77.94222°W / 40.80833; -77.94222
Translator(s) 93.3 W227DV (State College)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website itspopradio.com

WRSC (1390 kHz) is a hot adult contemporary radio station broadcasting in State College, Pennsylvania, with a power of 2,000 watts daytime, and 1,000 watts nighttime.

Contents

History

WRSC moved its talk programming on 1390 AM to 103.1 FM on Monday, August 3, 2009, and is known as "Newsradio 103 WRSC." The AM station switched to a business news/talk format branded as "Money Talk 1390".

On November 18, 2013, WRSC changed their format to sports, branded as "1390 The Fanatic".

On May 20, 2015, WRSC flipped back to news/talk as "Newsradio 1390 WRSC".

Logo before translator sign on WRSC Newsradio1390 logo.png
Logo before translator sign on

It was announced on October 12, 2022, that Forever Media was selling 34 stations, including WRSC and five other sister stations, to State College-based Seven Mountains Media for $17.3 million. [1] The deal closed on January 2, 2023. [2]

On December 30, 2022, it was announced that the station would change its format to top 40, branded as "Pop Radio" within days. [3] The talk format would move to WRSC-FM (95.3) on January 4, 2023.

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References

  1. "SEVEN MOUNTAINS MEDIA TO ACQUIRE 34 STATIONS FROM FOREVER MEDIA". RadioInsight.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. "Seven Mountains Media-Forever Media Deal To Close Jan. 2". October 12, 2022.
  3. "Seven Mountains Confirms Imminent State College Shakeup - RadioInsight". December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.