WTIC-FM

WTIC-FM
Broadcast areaGreater Hartford
Frequency96.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding96.5 TIC
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatHot adult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: Talk radio (WTIC)
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
February 5, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-02-05)
Former call signs
  • W1XSO (1940–1941)
  • W53H (1941–1943)
Former frequencies
  • 43.5 MHz (1940–1941)
  • 45.3 MHz (1941–1948)
Call sign meaning
Travelers Insurance Company (former owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66465
ClassB
ERP20,000 watts
HAAT247 meters (810 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°46′26″N 72°48′18″W / 41.774°N 72.805°W / 41.774; -72.805
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/965tic

WTIC-FM (96.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Hartford, Connecticut. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format. The station's studios and offices are located on Executive Drive in Farmington.

WTIC-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts, with its signal heard throughout most of Connecticut and into Western Massachusetts. Its transmitter is located off Deercliff Road in Avon, the same site as sister station WTIC (AM) and former co-owned TV station WFSB.[2] WTIC-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.[3] The HD2 subchannel carries the news/talk format of WTIC (AM).

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTIC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WTIC-FM 96.5 MHz - Hartford, CT". radio-locator.com.
  3. ^ "HD Radio Guide for Hartford - New Britain & Middletown, Connecticut".