WICC (AM)

WICC
Broadcast areaGreater Bridgeport
Frequency600 kHz
BrandingWICC 600 AM and 95.9 FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WEBE, WEZN-FM, WFOX, WPLR, WYBC-FM
History
First air date
November 8, 1926; 98 years ago (1926-11-08)
Call sign meaning
"Industrial Capital of Connecticut"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72345
ClassB
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
41°9′36.35″N 73°9′51.4″W / 41.1600972°N 73.164278°W / 41.1600972; -73.164278
Translator(s)107.3 W297CP (Bridgeport)
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wicc600.com

WICC (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Bridgeport, Connecticut, owned by Connoisseur Media. It airs as a news–talk radio format featuring local shows with Melissa Sheketoff, Lisa Wexler and Paul Pacelli. Nationally syndicated programs include Erick Erickson, Lars Larson, Dave Ramsey and Red Eye Radio. Weekends feature shows on safe money, music with the Oh Wow Oldies Show, featuring DJ Rob Ray ("the Music Professor"). Most hours begin with world and national news from CBS News Radio. WICC was formerly a member of the New York Yankees Radio Network and formerly aired Sacred Heart University athletics.

The WICC studios are located on Wheelers Farms Road in Milford, and its transmitter is on Pleasure Beach in Bridgeport on a peninsula extending into Long Island Sound. WICC's signal is heard in much of Southern Connecticut and reaches into Long Island, New York.[3] Programming is also heard on WFOX (95.9 FM) in Southport, FM translator 107.3 W297CP in Bridgeport, and using an HD Radio, on sister stations 107.9 WEBE-HD2 and 99.1 WPLR-HD2.

  1. ^ a b Venta, Lance (September 3, 2024). "WFOX Gives Way to WICC Simulcast in Fairfield County". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WICC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator