| WNST | |
| City: | Towson, Maryland |
| Country: | US |
| Area: | Baltimore metropolitan area |
| Languages: | English |
| Branding: | Baltimore's Local Sports Voice |
| Frequency: | 1570 kHz |
| Format: | Sports radio |
| Class: | B |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Facility Id: | 25523 |
| Former Callsigns: | [1] [2] |
| Owner: | Nasty 1570 Sports, LLC |
WNST (1570 kHz) is a sports radio station located in Towson, Maryland, near Baltimore. It is owned and operated by local sports media personality Nestor Aparicio through Nasty 1570 Sports, LLC.[3]
WNST was the first 24-hour all sports radio station in Baltimore. The station features local programming from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm. Monday - Friday. When the local programming is not on the air, there is a live feed of Fox Sports Radio.
WNST ignited a debate in the Baltimore area by arranging a "Free the Birds" rally at Camden Yards to protest the ownership of the Orioles by Peter Angelos. The rally took place on September 21, 2006, during a make-up game against the Detroit Tigers.[4]
On March 30, 2011, it was reported that Jen Royle, a Baltimore sports reporter for WJZ-FM (105.7) filed a $800,000 defamation suit against Aparicio and two WNST hosts, Glenn Clark and Drew Forrester.[5] Royle, who also worked for MASN, claims that Aparicio and the WNST hosts hurt her reputation with damaging statements about her professional and personal life.[5] Aparicio's lawyer said the accusations are "baseless", and Aparicio denied wrongdoing in a blog entry.[6] Royle later dropped the lawsuit.[7]