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WYBC
Simulcasts WSHU, Westport, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut; United States;
Broadcast area	Greater New Haven
Frequency	1340 kHz
Branding	WSHU Public Radio
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	News/talk (public radio)
Affiliations	NPR; Public Radio International; American Public Media;
Ownership
Owner	Yale Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Operator	Sacred Heart University
Sister stations	WSHU-FM; WSUF; WYBC-FM;
History
First air date	December 1944; 80 years ago
Former call signs	WNHC (1944–1998)
Call sign meaning	Yale Broadcasting Company
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72820
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts (day); 880 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	41°17′33″N 72°57′12″W / 41.29250°N 72.95333°W
Translator(s)	105.5 MHz W288DV (New Haven)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wshu.org

WYBC (1340 AM) is a radio station operating on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The station is owned by Yale Broadcasting Company, Inc.; however, it is programmed by Sacred Heart University under a time brokerage agreement. WYBC is a public radio station, airing a news/talk format.

History

The 1340 AM frequency first signed-on in December 1944^[2] as WNHC, under the ownership of the Elm City Broadcasting Corporation. Elm City was principally controlled by Patrick J. Goode, U.S. postmaster for New Haven and former co-owner of WELI radio; and Aldo DeDominicis, a former WELI sales person.^[3] Triangle Publications acquired the station, along with WNHC-FM (99.1, now WPLR) and WNHC-TV (channel 8, now WTNH), from Elm City in 1956.^[4]

Triangle had sold its stations, including WNHC-AM-FM-TV, to Capital Cities Communications in 1971.^[5]^[6] However, the new owners were forced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to spin off the radio stations to comply with then-current ownership limits; WNHC was sold to Westerly Broadcasting Company.^[7] By this time, the station had a contemporary format;^[8] this gave way in 1976 to a middle-of-the-road/talk format.^[9]

WNHC again attempted a top 40 format starting in June 1979 in an attempt to compete against WAVZ; however, just weeks later, WAVZ swapped formats with its sister station, WKCI.^[10] With minimal promotion, WNHC struggled to compete with WKCI's stronger FM signal, and in March 1980 it flipped to an urban format.^[10]^[11] However, the station ran into financial problems during the 1990s, forcing owner Willis Communications to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 1997.^[12]^[13] The bankruptcy resulted in a battle between Yale Broadcasting Company, which wanted to eliminate a competitor to WYBC-FM, and Buckley Broadcasting over the sale of WNHC, as well as protests against Yale Broadcasting in New Haven's African American community.^[13]^[14] The dispute ended on June 3, 1998, when Yale Broadcasting purchased the station in bankruptcy court; the next morning, WNHC was shut down at the order of a United States bankruptcy judge for the District of Connecticut.^[15] It returned to the air under Yale Broadcasting's control on September 15;^[16] on October 5, the call sign was changed to WYBC.^[17] Starting in 1941, Yale students had operated an unofficial AM radio station using weak-signal carrier current technology tolerated by the FCC and common among student-run stations at the time, renamed WYBC and changed to 640 AM in 1945, but that station ceased operations by the early 1980s.^[18]

In the station's first decade as WYBC, unlike many college campus radio stations, it featured both student and non-student programming, some professional. However, interest in the station eventually dwindled (in sharp contrast, sister station WYBC-FM, largely programmed by Cox Radio, is one of the highest-rated urban adult contemporary stations in the country), and its college radio programming was transitioned to an Internet radio station, WYBCX, by 2010.^[19] WYBC then adopted its current public radio programming, provided by Sacred Heart University, on April 4, 2011 (WYBC-FM continues to operate as a commercial station).^[20] The time brokerage agreement with Sacred Heart University provides funding for WYBCX's operations.^[21] The AM station uses a small ValCom fiberglass antenna in place of the original metal tower which stood on the site.^[22]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WYBC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WNHC takes the air." Broadcasting - Broadcast Advertising, December 4, 1944, pg. 14.
^ "FCC grants FM, standard permits." Broadcasting - Broadcast Advertising, August 21, 1944, pg. 66.
^ "Triangle makes 4th purchase in year, buys WNHC-AM-FM-TV for $5.4 million." Broadcasting - Telecasting, May 28, 1956, pg. 82.
^ "Capcities buys 9 Triangle outlets." Broadcasting, February 16, 1970, pg. 9.
^ "Last minute clearance for Capcities." Broadcasting, March 1, 1971, pp. 19-20. [1] [2]
^ "WNHC-AM-FM sold." Broadcasting, April 6, 1970, pp. 9-10. [3] [4]
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 (PDF). 1972. p. B-46. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 (PDF). 1977. p. C-36. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "WNHC (AM)". CT Broadcast History. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
^ Fybush, Scott (May 30, 1998). "WNEQ, R.I.P?". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
^ "Application Search Details". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Mele, Linda (February 23, 1998). "Air War". Business New Haven. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
^ Fybush, Scott (January 29, 1998). "A Sinclair Sale". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
^ Fybush, Scott (June 4, 1998). "Tornado Topples WIVT". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
^ Fybush, Scott (September 18, 1998). "WERS Makes the Big Move". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ see WYBC, Yale University Archives^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Lewis, Miranda (April 23, 2010). "WYBC makes waves, draws serious fans". The Yale Herald. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
^ Brensilver, David (April 7, 2011). "WSHU Programs Airing On WYBC". Breaking Arts. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
^ Fybush, Scott (April 11, 2011). "WBEN Adds FM". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
^ "An Interesting AM Broadcast Antenna: The Valcom".