WSUB-LP

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WSUB-LP
WSUB-LP logo.png
Broadcast area
Frequency 96.7 MHz
Branding"96-7 The Buzz"
Programming
Format Alternative rock
Ownership
OwnerThe Buzz Alternative Radio Foundation, Inc.
WBLQ, WWRI
History
First air date
February 7, 2004;20 years ago (2004-02-07)
Former call signs
  • WCTD-LP (2003–2005)
  • WBLQ-LP (2005–2009)
  • WYCM-LP (2009–2010)
  • WRBZ-LP (2010–2011) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 124671
Class L1
ERP 100 watts
HAAT 30 meters (98 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 41°24′25.3″N71°45′3.2″W / 41.407028°N 71.750889°W / 41.407028; -71.750889
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website deadby28.net/buzz/

WSUB-LP (96.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to the community of Ashaway, Rhode Island. It serves the greater Westerly, Rhode Island, region as well as South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and Southeastern Connecticut. [3] The station is owned by The Buzz Alternative Radio Foundation, Inc. It airs an alternative rock format.

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The station has been assigned the WSUB-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since February 9, 2011, and is branded "96.7 The Buzz." [1]

History

On February 7, 2004, this low-power FM station first signed on as WCTD-LP on 96.9 MHz. The station aired an "all-disco all-the-time" music format. Branded as "96.9 The Party", the station's slogan was "You're always invited to our party." At sign-on, the station could be heard in parts of southwestern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. When it signed on, this station was the only 24-hour disco station in the Northeastern United States. [3]

In December 2005, WCTD-LP changed call letters to WBLQ-LP after sister station WBLQ switched to WKIV as part of its three-year LMA arrangement with the "K-Love" station group. [4]

In March 2006, the station was granted a change in frequency from 96.9 to 96.7 MHz to reduce interference caused by the then-recent move of WHBE (now WEHN) in East Hampton, New York, from 96.7 MHz to 96.9 MHz. [5]

In May 2007, Rhode Island Public Broadcasting reached an agreement to sell WXNI to Chris DiPaola's Diponti Communications for a reported $350,000. [6] The AM station would also switch to the WBLQ call sign. In December 2007, Diponti Communications filed for transfer of the WXNI license. Owner Chris DiPaola told NorthEast Radio Watch that once the transfer was complete that the programming aired on WBLQ-LP would to the more powerful AM signal. [7] The LPFM flipped to a contemporary Christian format with the call letters WYCM-LP, "Your Christian Mix" with the assistance of the folks at WYCM in Charlton, Massachusetts. After Steven Binley and WYCM decided to focus on his Worcester, Massachusetts, radio station, 96.7 changed call letters and format once again. The station changed its call sign to WRBZ-LP with an alternative rock format and the moniker, "96.7 The Buzz". Chris DiPaola was also an officer and director of Southern Rhode Island Public Radio Broadcasting, which owned WKIV, purchased from that corporation by Educational Media Foundation in March 2008, also in Westerly. [8]

WBLQ-LP changed its call sign to WYCM-LP on November 26, 2009. WYCM-LP changed its call sign to WRBZ-LP on November 24, 2010. WRBZ-LP changed its call sign to WSUB-LP on February 9, 2011. WXNI switched to WBLQ on November 29, 2009, [1] soon after the sale of WXNI closed.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WSUB-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. 1 2 Needham, Cynthia (January 20, 2004). "Westerly, R.I., Radio Station Will Try to Fill the All-Disco Vacuum". Providence Journal.
  4. ↑ Fybush, Scott (December 19, 2005). "December 19, 2005 – WCRB's Fate Becomes Clearer". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  5. ↑ Fybush, Scott (April 3, 2006). "WKHL Drops Oldies for "Coast" AC". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  6. ↑ Fybush, Scott (May 28, 2007). "May 28, 2007 – Expensive "Free FM" Experiment Ends". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  7. ↑ Fybush, Scott (December 24, 2007). "December 24, 2007 – WAMC Backs Down in Noncomm Fight". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Tom (December 20, 2007). "This Rhode Island non-commercial AM finds a local non-com buyer" (PDF). Taylor on Radio Info. Radio-Info.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2012.
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