WSCS

WSCS is a Classical formatted broadcast radio station.[3] The station is licensed to New London, New Hampshire and serves New London, Andover and the Lake Sunapee Region in New Hampshire.[1][2] WSCS is owned by Sugar River Media and operated under their Sugar River Foundation, Inc. licensee.[1][4][5]

WSCS
CityNew London, New Hampshire[1]
Broadcast areaNew London, New Hampshire
Andover, New Hampshire
Lake Sunapee Region[2]
Frequency90.9 FM MHz
Branding"Classical 90.9 WSCS"
Slogan"The Classical Station"
Programming
FormatClassical[3]
Ownership
OwnerSugar River Media[4][5]
(Sugar River Foundation, Inc.[1][5])
WCFR, WCNL, WCVR, WNTK-FM, WUVR
through parent company
History
First air date
February 1996[6]
Former call signs
WSCS 1995-Present[7]
Call sign meaning
W Colby–Sawyer College[8][9]
former owner
Technical information
Facility ID12228
ClassA
Power63 Watts (Horizontal)
250 Watts (Vertical)
HAAT91 meters (299 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates
43°24′41.20″N 71°58′31.30″W[1]
Links
WebcastWSCS Webstream
WebsiteWSCS Online

History

WSCS was formerly owned by Colby-Sawyer College,[8] WSCS was sold to the Vinikoor Family Foundation, Inc. on September 1, 2014, for $4,000.[9] At the time, The Vinikoor Family Foundation also owned now-sister stations WNTK-FM and WCVR.[9] As part of a deal announced October 5, 2016, The Vinikoor Family Foundation sold WSCS to Sugar River Foundation, Inc. for $10,000 and its current sister stations to Sugar River Media for $1.95 million on the same date.[5]

References
  1. "WSCS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. "WSCS-FM 90.9 MHz - New London, NH". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. "Sugar River Media". Sugar River Media. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. "Deal Digest - October 6, 2016". InsideRadio. October 5, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  6. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-358. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  7. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  8. "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WSCS-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  9. Waits, Jennifer (July 18, 2014). "College Radio Watch: WSCS to be Sold, WRAS Responds to GPB Letter, Troubles at KCPR?". Radio Survivor. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
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