WICC (AM)
WICC (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Bridgeport, Connecticut, owned by Connoisseur Media. It airs as a news–talk radio format featuring local shows with Melissa Sheketoff, Lisa Wexler and Paul Pacelli. Nationally syndicated programs include Erick Erickson, Dave Ramsey, Ben Shapiro and Red Eye Radio. Weekends feature shows on safe money, Italian music, and the Oh Wow Oldies Show, featuring DJs Rob Ray ("the Music Professor"), Chris Williams, Storm N. Norman, and Andy Madison. Most hours begin with world and national news from NBC News Radio. WICC was formerly a member of the New York Yankees Radio Network and formerly aired Sacred Heart University athletics.
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 600 kHz |
| Branding | WICC 600 AM and 107.3 FM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | News–talk |
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| WEBE, WEZN-FM, WFOX, WPLR, WYBC-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 8, 1926 |
Call sign meaning | "Industrial Capital of Connecticut" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72345 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°9′36″N 73°9′53″W |
| Translator(s) | 107.3 W297CP (Bridgeport) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wicc600 |
The WICC studios are located on Wheelers Farms Road in Milford; the station's transmitter is on Pleasure Beach in Bridgeport on a peninsula extending into Long Island Sound. WICC's signal is heard in much of Southern Connecticut and reaches into Long Island, New York. Programming is also heard on FM translator 107.3 W297CP, and using an HD Radio, on sister stations 107.9 WEBE-HD2 and 99.1 WPLR-HD2.