WSKI
City | Montpelier, Vermont |
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Branding | CBS Sports 1240 |
Frequency | 1240 kHz |
Repeater(s) | W227DF (93.3 MHz) |
First air date | December 7, 1947 |
Format | Sports |
Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 23049 |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°14′40″N 72°32′47″W / 44.24444°N 72.54639°W / 44.24444; -72.54639 |
Affiliations | CBS Sports Radio |
Owner | Northeast Broadcasting (Galloway Communications, Inc.) |
WSKI (1240 AM, "CBS Sports 1240") is a radio station licensed to serve Montpelier, Vermont, United States. It is owned by Galloway Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of Bedford, New Hampshire-based Northeast Broadcasting.[1] It airs a sports radio format and derives most of its programming from CBS Sports Radio.[2][3]
The station was assigned the WSKI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]
Contents
1 Programming
2 History
3 Previous logo
4 References
5 External links
Programming
While it airs the sports radio format and most of its programming from ESPN Radio, WSKI also airs local sports play-by-play, including being the official radio home for the Vermont Mountaineers of the NECBL.
Late night programming includes Speed Freaks, The Video Game Review, and Sports Overnight America.[5]
WSKI's longest continual running program is The Classic Country Jamboree, which has aired every Saturday since 1996. The show is hosted by former WSKI radio host Dick Sicely who was with the station from the 1960s to the 1980s. 16-year station veteran Tom McLeod decided to re-launch the type of show Sicely hosted and the pair can be heard Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm. WSKI forecaster Bob Misenberger is along for the show at noon. The station has had a number of announcers still found in area markets. The longest serving announcer, the late Bob Bannon, was with the station from the late 1940s and into the 1990s.
History
WSKI began broadcasting on December 7, 1947, on 1240 kHz with 250 watts of power. The station was owned by Carl R. Taylor and B.M. Jacobsen.[6]
Previous logo
(WSKI's logo under previous ESPN Radio affiliation)
References
^ Galloway Communications (2005-11-23). "Biennial Ownership Report on FCC Form 323". Retrieved 2008-06-29..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em} Application reference number BOA-20051123AJV.
^ "ESPN Radio: Affiliate List". ESPN Radio.
^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-04-24.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ "Vermont Governor Helps Debut WSKI Montpelier" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 15, 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
External links
- WSKI sports director's blog
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WSKI
- Radio-Locator Information on WSKI
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WSKI
- FCC History Cards for WSKI
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W227DF
- Radio-Locator information on W227DF
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