WSTX (970 AM) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. It airs a radio format of talk shows by day, with Calypso and Quelbe music at night. Many of the talk shows are hosted by community leaders and elected officials, who are on the station once a week. On Sunday, religious shows and urban gospel music are heard.
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| Frequency | 970 AM (kHz) |
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| Branding | News Talk AM 970 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk (days) Calypso and Quelbe (nights) |
| Affiliations | BBC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Caledonia Communication Corporation |
| WSTX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1971 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20589 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts (days) 1,000 watts (nights) |
Transmitter coordinates | 17°45′23″N 64°41′38″W / 17.75639°N 64.69389°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WSTXRADIO.COM |
The station is owned by Caledonia Communication Corporation, a corporation whose majority shareholder, Kevin A. Rames, is an attorney based on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Caledonia Communication Corporation purchased the radio station from Family Broadcasting, Inc. on November 19, 2010. The station owns and utilizes the tradename "The Most Powerful Voice in Talk".
By day, WSTX is powered at 5,000 watts. But at night, to protect other stations on 970 AM, it reduces power to 1,000 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times.[2] WSTX has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since it was initially licensed.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSTX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WSTX-AM
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
edit- WSTX official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 20589 (WSTX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WSTX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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