WICC-FM
Radio station in Southport, Connecticut
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WICC-FM (95.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format, simulcast with WICC (600 AM). Licensed to Southport, Connecticut, the station is owned by Connoisseur Media and serves the Greater Bridgeport area.[4] The WICC-FM studios are located on Wheelers Farms Road in Milford, and its transmitter is located on Shirley Street in Norwalk.
| Simulcasting with WICC Bridgeport | |
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Broadcast area | Greater Bridgeport |
| Frequency | 95.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WICC 600 AM and 95.9 FM |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1966 |
Former call signs | |
Call sign meaning | derived from WICC (AM) |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 14379 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91.1 meters (299 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°6′56.4″N 73°26′4.4″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
History
WICC-FM signed on in 1966 as WDRN.
In 1976, it changed its call letters to WLYQ, meaning "We Like You". Branded "Q96", it carried a Top 40 format.[5]
In April 2006, the call sign was changed from WEFX to WFOX.[2][6]
On May 13, 2019, WFOX relaunched its classic rock format with a playlist centered on rock from the 1980s to the 2000s.[7]
On September 3, 2024, following a week-long "The History of Alternative Rock" feature, WFOX dropped its rock format in favor of a simulcast of talk-formatted sister station WICC (600 AM). None of WFOX's on-air staff was let go, as the Chaz & AJ morning show was simulcast from WPLR in New Haven and the midday and afternoon hosts had other duties with Connoisseur Media.[8] The WICC simulcast was in part prompted by the end of the all-news format of WCBS in New York City; concurrently with the start of the simulcast, WICC began carrying CBS Radio Network newscasts,[9] announced the hiring of former WCBS anchor Brigitte Quinn to host an early afternoon show,[10] and relaunched as "The Voice of Connecticut".[11]Quinn's program, Newsline, lasted six weeks before being replaced by The Download, which is hosted by WICC reporters Jon Kamal (WFOX's former midday host, who also produces and hosts for WEZN-FM and WPLR) and Chris Williams.[12] The call sign was changed to WICC-FM on February 1, 2026; the WFOX call sign moved to another Connoisseur station, WFOX.[13]
