WSTL

WSTL (1220 AM, "La Mega 94.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Providence, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Nelson Diaz. It formerly aired a Christian radio format;[2] it now broadcasts a Spanish Tropical format programmed by Radio Sharon Foundation. Its programming is also heard on translator stations in Providence, W229AN (93.7 FM) and W235CN (94.9 FM).

WSTL
CityProvidence, Rhode Island
Broadcast areaProvidence metropolitan area
Frequency1220 kHz
BrandingLa Mega 94.9
(translator frequency)
Programming
FormatSpanish Tropical
Ownership
OwnerNelson Diaz
(Diaz Holdings, LLC)
OperatorRadio Sharon Foundation
History
First air date1947
Former call signsWRIB (1947–2006)[1]
Call sign meaningWe Shine The Light
Technical information
Facility ID9183
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (day)
166 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates41°49′15″N 71°23′07″W
Translator(s)93.7 W229AN (Providence)
94.9 W235CN (Providence)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.lamega949fm.com

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since July 7, 2006.[1]

History

1940s

1947

The station was started as a 250-watt daytimer, WRIB with studios at the old Narragansett Hotel.[3]

1950s

1952

WRIB increased its daytime power to the current 1 kilowatt. It was still a daytime-only station at this point.

2000s

2006

For many years, WRIB had aired mostly brokered programming, serving as an outlet for primarily ethnic broadcasters. Faith Christian Center, an evangelical megachurch in nearby Seekonk, Massachusetts, bought WRIB in 2005. While the station's time brokers had expected to be forced to find new homes for their programming, Faith Christian took WRIB off the air at 12:30 on July 7, 2006, with no advance warning, angering many of WRIB's former time brokers. The church only gave the time brokers a few hours to get their equipment out of the studios or face charges for trespassing.[4][5] Some shows continue on other stations (e.g.: the Armenian Radio Hour is now on WARA) but others disappeared.

2010s

2017

On the morning of Friday, June 23, 2017, the station reported to be going off the air soon; they then went silent.[6][7][8][9] On November 29, 2017 WSTL returned to the air with Spanish tropical, branded as "Mega 94.9" (simulcast on FM translator W235CN 94.9 FM Providence).[10]

Translators
Broadcast translators of WSTL
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W229AN93.7Providence, Rhode Island156667250 (V)
0 (H)		D41°49′14″N 71°23′1″WFCC
W235CN94.9Providence, Rhode Island41191250D41°49′39.6″N 71°22′8.8″WFCC

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. Boston Radio essays. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  4. Providence Journal story from September 9, 2006 (dead link)
  5. All Access.com; July 11, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  6. WSTL Radio Ministry's Facebook Page
  7. radio-locator.com
  8. Remain silent authority request from the FCC's CDBS, filed June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  9. W229AN's request for silent authority, filed June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  10. Mega 94.9 Launches in Providence Radioinsight - November 29, 2017
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