WRSC (AM)
Broadcast area | State College, Pennsylvania |
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Frequency | 1390 kHz |
Branding | 93.3 Pop Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Hot adult contemporary |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WHUN, WZWW, WFGE, WLEJ, WBUS, WOWY | |
History | |
First air date | 1961 |
Call sign meaning | "Radio State College" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 64849 |
Class | B |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°48′30″N 77°56′32″W / 40.80833°N 77.94222°WCoordinates: 40°48′30″N 77°56′32″W / 40.80833°N 77.94222°W |
Translator(s) | 93.3 W227DV (State College) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | itspopradio |
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.
History[edit]
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".
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.
References[edit]
- ^ "SEVEN MOUNTAINS MEDIA TO ACQUIRE 34 STATIONS FROM FOREVER MEDIA". RadioInsight.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "Seven Mountains Media-Forever Media Deal To Close Jan. 2". October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Seven Mountains Confirms Imminent State College Shakeup - RadioInsight". December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
External links[edit]
- WRSC in the FCC AM station database
- WRSC on Radio-Locator
- WRSC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W227DV in the FCC FM station database
- W227DV on Radio-Locator