WRSY
Radio station in Marlboro, Vermont, United States
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WRSY (101.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Marlboro, Vermont.[4] The station is owned by Saga Communications, and operates as part of its Monadnock Broadcasting Group.
| Simulcast of WRSI, Turners Falls, Massachusetts | |
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| Broadcast area | Brattleboro, Vermont |
| Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
| Branding | The River |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult album alternative |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 1996 (as WSSH)[1] |
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Call sign meaning | similar to WRSI |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17797 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 120 watts |
| HAAT | 227 meters (745 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°50′46.2″N 72°41′14.3″W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wrsi |
WRSY airs an adult album alternative radio format, via a simulcast of 93.9 WRSI in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. WRSY is heard in Southeastern Vermont and Southwestern New Hampshire.
History
When it was being built, the station first took its call sign WAIG on May 20, 1994, and changed to WSSH on March 1, 1996. It officially launched in July 1996, airing a soft adult contemporary format, simulcast with 107.1 WZSH in Bellows Falls, Vermont (now WZLF).[5]
Vox purchased the stations from Dynacom in 1999.[6] Vox switched WSSH to the WRSI simulcast on February 1, 2001.[7] The station was granted the WRSY call sign on April 12.[2] Saga acquired WRSI and WRSY in 2003.[8]
