WTIC-FM

WTIC-FM
Hartford, Connecticut; United States;
Broadcast area	Greater Hartford
Frequency	96.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	96.5 TIC
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Talk radio (WTIC)
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession);
Sister stations	WRCH; WTIC; WZMX;
History
First air date	February 5, 1940; 84 years ago
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
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	66465
Class	B
ERP	20,000 watts
HAAT	247 meters (810 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°46′26″N 72°48′18″W / 41.774°N 72.805°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.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).