WICH explained

WICH
City:Norwich, Connecticut
Branding:Personality Radio
Frequency:1310 kHz
Format:Talk
nostalgia
Power:5,000 watts (unlimited)
Class:B
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:72347
Coordinates:41.5528°N -72.0761°W
Callsign Meaning:Was sequentially assigned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. It was used a backronym for its city of license: Norwich
Former Callsigns:WNOC (1946–1949)
Owner:Bonnie Rowbotham
Licensee:Hall Communications, Inc.
Sister Stations:WCTY, WILI, WILI-FM, WKNL, WNLC

WICH (1310 AM, "Personality Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Norwich, Connecticut. The station is owned by Bonnie Rowbotham and licensed to Hall Communications, Inc.[1] It airs a talk and nostalgia format.[2]

The station was assigned the WICH call letters by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.[3]

John Deme was the founder and original owner of WNOC 1400 AM, which went on the air from Norwich with 250 watts in September 1946. It changed its call sign to WICH on May 27, 1949, moved to 1310 kHz with 1,000 watts in 1955, and upgraded to 5,000 watts in 1961.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Day (New London, CT) . Florida radio company to buy two Willimantic stations . May 4, 2005 . Anthony . Cronin.
  2. Web site: Winter 2008 Station Information Profile . Arbitron.
  3. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. Web site: WICH history cards . CDBS Public Access . . December 18, 2021 . PDF.