WINY

WINY
City	Putnam, Connecticut
Broadcast area	Northeastern Connecticut
Slogan	"Today's Best Music and Yesterday's Classics"
Frequency	1350 kHz C-QUAM AM Stereo
First air date	May 3, 1953 (as WPCT)
Format	Full Service/Adult Contemporary
Power	5,000 watts (day) 79 watts (night)
Class	D
Facility ID	24112
Callsign meaning	Winny, the former cartoon mascot
Affiliations	Red Sox Radio Network New England Patriots Radio Network Motor Racing Network Dial Global
Owner	Osbrey Broadcasting Co.
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	winyradio.com

WINY (1350 AM) is a heritage radio station that transmits in AM stereo on 1350 kHz and is owned by Osbrey Broadcasting Company. It operates during the daytime with 5,000 watts of power, and at 79 watts nighttime. Its studios and transmitter are located in Putnam, Connecticut.

WINY first signed on the air on May 3, 1953 under the call letters WPCT. The station was financed by three French Canadian businessmen from Central Falls, Rhode Island: named Goyette, Albert Lanthier, and Rene Cote. The station was managed by Daniel Hyland with an original announcing staff of Dick Alarie, Ed Read, and Frank Carroll.

The call letters were changed to WINY in September 1960 when the station was purchased by the Herbert C. Rice family and the Winny Broadcasting Company. The call letters were changed to represent the station's new mascot, "Winny, The Community Gal," who was a counterpart to the mascot at sister station WILI, "Willie, The Community Man." The family combined the operations of the two stations into Nutmeg Broadcasting Company, which would go on to own a total of five radio stations throughout Connecticut, including WNTY Southington, WLIS Old Saybrook and WILI-FM Willimantic.

WINY changed hands in 1990 to the Gerardi Broadcasting Corporation, and once more in 2001 to the current owners, the Osbrey Broadcasting Company.

WINY produces its own programming between 06:00-18:00. Programming from 18:00-6:00 is provided by Dial Global.

In addition to its original programming, WINY is also a member station of the Boston Red Sox Radio Network, the New England Patriots Radio Network, and the Motor Racing Network.

External links

WINY official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WINY

Radio-Locator Information on WINY

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WINY

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Connecticut

By frequency	1350 94.7 97.3 100.5 106.5 107.9

By callsign	WBMW WEBE WINY WMAS-FM WRCH WZBG

By community of license	Bridgeport Enfield Litchfield New Britain Pawcatuck Putnam Westport

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Connecticut

AM Stereo radio stations in the United States

The following 87 stations broadcast in C-QUAM AM stereo.

By callsign	KALV KBPS KCLI KCSR KDIA KDTH KDYA KEYZ KGRN KGVL KJAA KJAN KLXX KNRO KQWB KRIB KRML KROS KSET KSIB KVMI KVON KWAL KWHW KWOD KWWJ KXEO KYET KYIZ KYVA KZSJ WAMB WAQE WAXB WBCO WBFJ WBBT WBLQ WCAZ WCNF WCOR WCTC WDIC WDWS WEUP WFAS WGFT WGOL WGSV WGTN WGUE WHIY WHWH WIKE WINY WION WIRY WIXE WKBF WKHB WLNO WLS WLWL WMBD WMCE WMNI WNNC WOAP WPAX WPCC WPCF WPFJ WQLR WQRX WQUN WRDN WRNE WRPQ WRSB WSBM WSLM WSON WTHU WTNI WXYG WYAM WZKY WZZB

By frequency	540 610 620 620 660 700 740 770 830 850 860 870 890 890 920 920 980 990 1060 1080 1090 1120 1170 1190 1190 1200 1220 1220 1220 1230 1230 1230 1230 1240 1240 1270 1270 1270 1270 1290 1290 1300 1310 1320 1330 1340 1340 1340 1340 1340 1350 1350 1360 1370 1390 1400 1400 1400 1410 1410 1410 1430 1430 1430 1430 1440 1450 1450 1450 1450 1470 1480 1490 1490 1490 1520 1530 1540 1550 1580 1600 1620 1640 1640 1660 1660 1660 1670 1700

Coordinates: 41°54′10″N 71°53′43″W / 41.90278°N 71.89528°W / 41.90278; -71.89528

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