WRYM

WRYM
Broadcast areaHartford metropolitan area
Frequency840 kHz
BrandingViva Radio
Programming
FormatSpanish contemporary hit radiotropicalreggaeton
Ownership
OwnerTrignition Media, LLC
WCUM, WWCO
History
First air date
August 18, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-08-18)
Former call signs
WKNB (1946–1962)
Call sign meaning
"Rhyme" (branding as a beautiful music station)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26314
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 125 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
41°41′10.36″N 72°43′45.34″W / 41.6862111°N 72.7292611°W / 41.6862111; -72.7292611
Translator(s)107.3 W297BT (New Britain)
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.vivazona.com

WRYM (840 AM; "Viva Radio") is a commercial radio station licensed to New Britain, Connecticut, and serving the Hartford metropolitan area. The station is owned by licensee Trignition Media, LLC. It simulcasts a Spanish-language contemporary hit radio format, including tropical music and reggaeton, with sister stations WWCO 1240 AM in Waterbury and WCUM 1450 AM in Bridgeport. WRYM's studios are located in Newington, Connecticut, in front of its radio towers on Willard Avenue at Robbins Avenue.

By day, WRYM is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. Because 840 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky, WRYM must reduce power at night to 250 watts and use a directional antenna to avoid interference.[3] Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W297BT at 107.3 MHz in New Britain.[4]

  1. ^ "WRYM (WKNB) Main Page". CT Broadcast History. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRYM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRYM
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W297BT