Re: 1290 WCCC/West Hartford

[Mike Thomas <nostatic@earthlink.net>]

Over the years, WCCC-AM  has attempted to strike out on it's own on several
occasions.  However, the owner previous to Marlin was so cheap that he never put
any money into the marketing or programming of 1290.  These attempts always
failed and the station would revert to simulcasting the FM.

A similar situation occured at WAQY AM/FM East Longmeadow (Springfield.)  The AM
tried to run it's own programming a few times but would always go back to
simulcasting the FM.  Is WAQY-AM still on the air at this point, or was it's
licence deleted at the same time WWRL-New York paid to shut down WLNG-AM?
Wasn't there a recent call letter change on the AM, if it's still there?

BTW, I noticed on the Boston Radio Archives Springfield station lineup that 1600
is still on the air as WAQY-AM, but it also says that WARE is still oldies.  Can
anyone clarify?

Mike Thomas
WXLO & Mediabase 24/7

"Rowe, Paul, HRBEF" wrote:

> I recently worked @WCCC AM/FM.  AM 1290 is a daytimer.  Their ID is
> WCCC-FM/Hartford, WCCC-AM/West Hartford.  So why do they call it West
> Hartford & Hartford if 1290 just moved their stick up to where the FM is on
> Rte. 44?  Maybe they didn't change theri ID yet.  They're simulcasting The
> Rock 106.9/WCCC.  AM tried sports for awhile up against SportsRadio
> 1410/WPOP.  MWaters is right in assuming that they might be bought to run an
> ethnic &/or religious format at sometime.
>
> Thanks,
> Jack Allen
> 99Rock/New Haven