WATX

WATX
Broadcast areaNew Haven County, Connecticut
Frequency1220 kHz (in C-QUAM AM stereo)
BrandingConnecticut Gold 1220 WATX"
Programming
FormatOldies
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Clark Smidt
  • (Clark Media, LLC)
History
First air date
1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Former call signs
  • WDEE (1960–1967)
  • WCDQ (1967–1978)
  • WOMN (1978–1981)
  • WSCR (1981–1986)
  • WNNR (1986–1988)
  • WXCT (1988–1996)
  • WQUN (1996–2020)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID42658
ClassB
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 305 watts (night)
[2]
Transmitter coordinates
41°22′38″N 72°55′44″W / 41.37722°N 72.92889°W / 41.37722; -72.92889
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Website1220watx.com

WATX (1220 AM Stereo; "Connecticut Gold") is a radio station licensed to Hamden, Connecticut, the station is owned by Clark Smidt, and broadcasts an Oldies format. Under its previous call sign WQUN, the station aired the adult standards format America's Best Music from Westwood One before going silent on May 31, 2019.[3] The station resumed broadcasting on May 28, 2020, to satisfy FCC requirements and retain the license for another six months until returning to the air with reduced power on May 8, 2021.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WATX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WATX". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "EXTENSION OF REMAIN SILENT AUTHORITY". FCC.
  4. ^ "Resumption of Operations". FCC.
  5. ^ Turmelle, Luther (May 29, 2020). "Buyer possible for broadcast license of Quinnipiac University radio station WQUN in Hamden". New Haven Register. Retrieved June 2, 2020.