32-875: WCCC may refer to: WCCC (FM) , a radio station (106.9 FM) licensed to serve Hartford, Connecticut, United States WNWW , a radio station (1290 AM) licensed to serve West Hartford, Connecticut, which held the call sign WCCC from 1947 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2016 Warren County Community College Warwickshire County Cricket Club , a county cricket team from England Washington County Community College in Calais, Maine, United States Weak cosmic censorship hypothesis World Constitution Coordinating Committee Western Collegiate Cycling Conference Westmoreland County Community College , in Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania, United States Wilkinson County Correctional Center ,
64-457: A classical music format in 2002). Also during this time, WCCC-FM was purchased by the record label Elektra , marking one of the few stations in the United States to have this distinction. Sy Dresner's Greater Hartford Communications Corp. purchased the station in the early 1970s, and during the summer of 1975, the station switched to a progressive rock music format. During the summer of 1976,
96-634: A Marlin Broadcasting subsidiary co-located at the Asylum Avenue studios. WCCC therefore became one of a very few commercial classical music stations in the United States. Between January 9, 2002, and February 1, 2007, WCCC used the WTMI call letters. Those call letters formerly belonged to an FM station in Miami, Florida . Beethoven.com originated as a part of the classical music station in that market. In April 2007,
128-410: A doorway that led into the control room. Each room had windows looking onto each other. The small studio was used for newscasts and/or celebrity seating during live interviews. However, nearly all of the on-air originations emanated from the control room. It had an RCA console with RCA rim drive turntables: two facing the large studio and one on the opposite side. The announcer sat in a roll-about chair at
160-445: A full-service format to an "All Request" format, which was simulcast in part on WCCC-FM . Also during this time, both stations were purchased the record label Elektra , marking them some of the few in the United States to have this distinction. Sy Dresner purchased the stations in the early 1970s, and by the mid-1970s, both signals had switched to a rock music format, first with a more freeform, progressive edge, which then evolved to
192-482: A more mainstream album rock format. National commentator Paul Harvey was heard on WCCC for close to two decades. In 1980, the operations were moved to 243 South Whitney Street in Hartford. In 1998, Marlin Broadcasting purchased the stations from Sy Dresner's Greater Hartford Communications Corporation, and moved the station to 1039 Asylum Avenue in Hartford; by this time, WCCC (AM) aired an active rock format. In 1990,
224-516: A period of dead air . Soon after, WCCC and WCCC-FM joined K-Love. On June 2, 2016, the station dropped the "-FM" suffix from its call sign after their AM sister station was sold and became WNWW. WCCC-FM also occasionally conducted live broadcasts from Planet of Sound, a recording studio in downtown Hartford where artists perform acoustically. Artists and bands that have performed live include Zakk Wylde , Collective Soul , Staind , Skindred , and Shinedown . Many of these songs have been released on
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288-410: A small brick building with "WCCC" in big neon letters on the top adjacent to the 220-foot tall AM tower. WCCC was considered a Full Service station, and offered news, farm reports, sports, and the popular music of the day. Although one of the lowest-powered stations in Hartford, WCCC's 500-watt signal was strong enough to encompass the entire "greater Hartford" area, which in the late 1940s, consisted of
320-556: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WCCC (FM) WCCC (106.9 FM ) – branded K-Love – is a non-commercial contemporary Christian radio station licensed to serve Hartford , Connecticut . Owned by the Educational Media Foundation , WCCC does not broadcast any local programming, functioning as the K-Love network affiliate for Greater Hartford ,
352-768: The Greater Hartford area. The station is owned by the University of Northwestern – St. Paul . WNWW airs a religious radio format consisting of teaching and talk programs. WNWW is a class D AM station operating with 490 watts during the day and eleven watts at night per FCC rules. Programming is supplied by the Faith Radio service of the University of Northwestern - St. Paul based in Roseville, Minnesota . Hosts include Rick Warren , Jim Daly , David Jeremiah , Chuck Swindoll , and Charles Stanley . WNWW signed on for
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#1732856040281384-594: The Pioneer Valley and portions of the Naugatuck Valley . The station's transmitter is located in West Hartford ; in addition to a standard analog transmission , WCCC is also available online. WCCC-FM was licensed on a frequency of 106.9 MHz in 1959, and went on the air June 7, 1960. The station was owned by well-known Hartford jeweler Bill Savitt, and the studios, shared with sister station WCCC , were on
416-458: The "Planet of Sound CD", the proceeds to which were donated to Foodshare and the RSRF. The former Homegrown Program, hosted by Slater and Jonny Promo, gave local bands in the northeast a shot at radio play and has featured the likes of Positive Chaos, Not For Nothing, and Livintrust. WNWW WNWW (1290 AM "Faith 1290") is a radio station licensed to West Hartford, Connecticut , and serves
448-553: The "lower street level" of the Hotel Bond on Asylum Street in Hartford, with the station's transmitter located on Avon Mountain in West Hartford. In the late 1960s, WCCC-FM moved to 11 Asylum Street, and changed to a hugely popular "All Request" format which was simulcast in part on the AM (for the next several decades, WCCC-FM simulcast their programming on the AM until that station changed to
480-425: The children's show "The Friendly Forest". A sister station WCCC-FM was licensed on a frequency of 106.9 MHz in 1959, and went on the air June 7, 1960. For the next several decades, WCCC AM and FM would simulcast each other, though the AM split off to run a talk format for a brief time in the early 1980s. In the mid-1960s, WCCC-AM-FM moved its studios and offices to 11 Asylum Street in Hartford and changed from
512-455: The city of Hartford plus neighboring towns. Early staff included Ralph Della Silva; Harry Larkin; Betty; Joe Girand; Eve Mink, Continuity; Ray Dower, National Sales Manager; Walt Neilson, Program Director; Bob Sherman, Music Director; and Irene Dolan, Traffic Director. The engineering staff consisted of Thomas York, engineer; Edward Reid and Gil Ford, control engineers; John Rameika, transmitter engineer; and Howard Wessenberg, chief engineer. As
544-402: The console microphone and behind him were storage slots holding acetate discs filled with locally produced commercials plus factory made vinyl discs supplied by ad agencies. Above the shelving were two Magnecord PT-6J tape recorders. WCCC was one of the first stations in the state that had music and news, and they sold what they billed as " TNT " (Time, News and Temperature) to advertisers, which
576-487: The discontinuation of the rock format after 39 years and flipping the stations to the nationwide K-Love network, which airs contemporary Christian music . Program director Mike Karolyi hosted a five-hour goodbye show on August 1, with most of its current and former DJs, guests, and bands inspired by WCCC-FM coming by the studio or calling in, including Howard Stern talking about his time on WCCC-FM. At 5:00 p.m., WCCC-FM signed off with " Walk " by Pantera , followed by
608-399: The first time on October 26, 1947, as WCCC. The station was licensed to Greater Hartford Broadcasting, Inc., owned by brothers Bill and Max Savitt (the former was a well known Hartford jeweler), and later by Ken Cooper. As was common in those days, the studios were located at the transmitter site, which was on South Quaker Lane near Talcott Road in West Hartford. The entire station was housed in
640-666: The format was tweaked to a more mainstream album rock format. WCCC-FM was the home of Howard Stern beginning in late 1979, where he hosted the station's morning show. This was Stern's first job in a large market. It was at WCCC-FM that Stern met Fred Norris , the longest-tenured member of Stern's staff, who followed Stern when he left Hartford. Beginning in May 1996, Stern's syndicated morning show aired every weekday morning on WCCC until he departed for Sirius Satellite Radio in December 2005. (WCCC-FM replaced Stern with Sebastian, who had worked for
672-637: The internet. In April 2005, WCCC-FM became one of the first stations in the state to commence broadcasting on HD Radio . In April 2007, it added an HD2 channel which featured WCCC's classical music format. In March 2013, WCCC-FM shifted its format from active rock to classic rock . The change in format resulted in controversy and backlash from both fans and airstaff. When asked about the change, program director Mike Picozzi responded, "Why not?" On April 2, 2013, Piccozzi left WCCC-FM. On July 30, 2014, Marlin announced that they would be selling both WCCC-FM and WCCC (AM) to EMF Broadcasting , which would result in
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#1732856040281704-408: The left-hand side of a basement hallway, within aroma-reach of The Bond's downstairs kitchens. The largest room featured a glass paneled wall from which visitors could view whatever was happening during studio usage. The studio contained a grand piano and an RCA cutting lathe for making 10-, 12-, and 16-inch disc recordings. The studio had a doorway that led to a much smaller step-up studio that also had
736-602: The programming of WCCC was added to the HD2 sub-channel of WCCC-FM. On July 30, 2014, Marlin announced that they would be selling both WCCC AM and FM to EMF Broadcasting , which would result in the discontinuation of the classical music format after 12 years (and 39 years for the FM's rock format) and flipping the stations to the nationwide K-Love network, which airs contemporary Christian music . The switch took place on August 1. On January 20, 2016, EMF filed an application to donate WCCC to
768-413: The room attracted a wealthy clientele and some of the biggest musical performers of the day including Count Basie , Ella Fitzgerald , Cole Porter , Frank Sinatra , Eugene Ormandy , Nat "King" Cole , and Rosemary Clooney . Many of these artists were interviewed live on WCCC. The station was in the basement, which Savitt would refer to as the "lower mezzanine level." The WCCC studios were located along
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832-443: The station from Greater Hartford Communications Corporation and moved the station to 1039 Asylum Avenue; around this time, WCCC-FM evolved to an active rock format. Because their building is made of brick (and due to the name of the street on which they were located), it is often referred to by staff as "The Asylum". The building used to be occupied by Hartford station WHCN . Former program director Mike Picozzi worked for WHCN when it
864-458: The station grew in popularity and more and more area businesses realized the value of radio advertising, WCCC needed more space and moved its studios in the early 1950s into the historic Hotel Bond in downtown Hartford. Located on the twelfth floor of The Bond was the largest ballroom in the state of Connecticut. Offering a scenic view of Bushnell Park, the Park River and the state Capitol building,
896-501: The station in the mid-1990s until moving to WZMX in February 1995; Sebastian left the station again at the end of August 2009). In contrast to most rock stations, WCCC also served as the market's home for Paul Harvey 's News and Comment and The Rest of the Story for two decades. In 1980, the station was moved to 243 South Whitney Street in Hartford. In 1998, Marlin Broadcasting purchased
928-441: The station lost its lease on the AM tower site on South Quaker Lane in West Hartford and constructed a new tower at the FM's site on Avon Mountain in West Hartford to allow both AM and FM stations to utilize the site. This necessitated the change in city of license from Hartford to West Hartford. Howard Stern started his radio career as a morning host at WCCC AM/FM in the late 1970s (he also met his first producer, Fred Norris , at
960-450: The station). He returned to WCCC (via syndication) in 1995 before leaving radio for Sirius Satellite Radio in 2005. Other notable hosts over the years were Bob Crane , Rusty Potz, Stoneman, The Ozzman, The Lich, Sebastian, Picozzi and the Horn, and Country Paul Payton. In 2002, WCCC stopped simulcasting its sister FM station and flipped to a classical music format originated by beethoven.com,
992-450: Was a big thing on the radio in those days. Bill Savitt was a savvy businessman with a knack for promotion. According to newspaper accounts, by 1950, he was running over 400 spots a week for Savitt Jewelers on WCCC, and the same amount on four other competing Hartford stations. Later, he would become one of Hartford's most prolific TV advertisers. During the 1950s, Ivor Hugh was host of the classical music show "Good Evening, Good Music", and
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1024-466: Was located on Asylum Avenue. In 2000, a $ 1,000,000 renovation was undertaken at the station's tower site with a new tower, new antenna and a new building were installed. This resulted in improved coverage for the station's 23,000 watt FM signal. In a humorous response to WHCN's switch to "The River 105.9", WCCC-FM briefly became "The Lake 106.9" on April 1, 2002 , playing soft rock music. In 2004, WCCC-FM started streaming its programming full-time via
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