WORC-FM
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| Broadcast area | Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| Frequency | 98.9 MHz |
| Branding | 98.9 Nash Icon |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WWFX, WXLO | |
| History | |
First air date | April 8, 1994 |
Former call signs | WXXW (1994–1998) |
Call sign meaning | Former FM sister station of WORC |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50231 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,870 watts |
| HAAT | 125 meters (410 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°2′11.3″N 71°59′20.3″W / 42.036472°N 71.988972°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WORC-FM (98.9
WORC-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,870 watts. Its transmitter is on Blackmere Road in Dudley.[2] The station serves most of Worcester County, Massachusetts, and northeastern Connecticut.
History
The station signed on April 8, 1994, as WXXW. Its initial format, a blend of
Following original owner Alan Okun's death on December 31, 1996,[4] the station and its AM sister station WGFP were sold to Bengal Atlantic Communications in 1997.[5] Bengal Atlantic sold them to Chowder Broadcasting soon afterward.[6] Chowder switched WXXW to a classic rock format in 1998.[7] In September, this was followed by a call sign change to WORC-FM, reflecting its newly-common ownership with WORC (1310 AM).[8]
Montachusett Broadcasting, the owner of WXLO, acquired WORC-FM in 1999.[9] Several months later, the stations were sold to Citadel Broadcasting.[10] Citadel subsequently acquired competing classic rock station WWFX and as a result reverted WORC-FM to oldies on May 26, 2000.[11] During its oldies era, WORC-FM would broadcast American Top 40: The 70s with Casey Kasem on Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings.[12]
Citadel merged with
On July 7, 2017, the Worcester Railers hockey team announced that WORC-FM would broadcast its games.[15] In March 2020, WORC-FM was named as the flagship radio station for the inaugural season of the Worcester Red Sox. The games began to be broadcast in the 2021 season.[16]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WORC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WORC-FM
- ^ Fybush, Scott D. (April 12, 1994). "New England Radio Watch". rec.radio.broadcasting/Google Groups. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (January 8, 1997). "WRKO Shakeup". New England RadioWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (July 24, 1997). "Remembering Walt Dibble". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (March 5, 1998). "Loss of Two Legends". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (May 20, 1998). "North Country Changes". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (September 4, 1998). "One Shoe Drops in Maine..." North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (April 30, 1999). "Fuller-Jeffrey Sells Out". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (December 10, 1999). "John Otto Dies at 70". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (June 9, 2000). "Laquidara Says "Aloha!"". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ "Casey Kasem's "American Top 40: The '70s"". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Nash Icon Enters Worcester
- ^ "Railers games to be broadcast on 98.9 FM". Worcester Business Journal. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ Sargent, Patrick (March 9, 2020). "Nash Icon 98.9 to Carry all Worcester Red Sox Games in 2021". This Week in Worcester. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 50231 (WORC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WORC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database