wpkx see wpkx disambiguation . wucs city windsor locks connecticut broadcast area greater hartford connecticut branding 97 9 espn slogan game on frequency 97.9 mhz also on hd radio first air date july 1990 1990 07 1 format sports hd2 talk radio wpop simulcast erp 3 400 watts haat 135 meters 443 ft class a facility id 46965 transmitter coordinates 41 46 0 n 72 40 38 w 41.76667 n 72.67722 w 41.76667 ; 72.67722 wucs former callsigns wpkx 1990 2012 affiliations espn radio owner iheartmedia inc. capstar tx llc sister stations whcn wkss wpop wwyz webcast listen live website www.979espn.com wucs 97.9 mhz 97 9 espn is a commercial fm sports formatted radio station licensed to windsor locks connecticut . it is owned by iheartmedia inc. and serves as the hartford media market s espn radio network affiliate . wucs acts as the technical flagship station for the network because its signal covers bristol connecticut home of espn s headquarters . the station first signed on in july 1990 1 as wpkx a country music station targeting springfield massachusetts . it was originally licensed to enfield connecticut but was able to move to windsor locks through an agreement with wmas fm which was formerly licensed to springfield . wucs s studios are at 10 columbus boulevard in hartford . it was owned by sfx broadcasting in the late 1990s then capstar . amfm owned it briefly before being acquired by clear channel communications now iheartmedia in 2000 . the station had an hd radio hd 2 station broadcasting americana music since early 2006 . in march 2010 iheartmedia inc. formerly clear channel communications filed an application with the fcc to move the wpkx transmitter from provin mountain in feeding hills massachusetts to the top of city place in downtown hartford effectively moving the station from the springfield arbitron market to the larger and more lucrative hartford arbitron market . 2 the previous country format has moved to wrnx 100.9 fm . on january 27 2012 at 6 a.m. the station switched to a simulcast of espn radio affiliate wpop 1410 am . 3 the call sign was changed to wucs on february 7 2012 . 4 wpop switched to fox sports radio in march 2012 with espn radio remaining on wucs . wpop now a talk radio station is currently simulcast on wucs s hd 2 signal . references edit a b broadcasting & cable yearbook 1999 pdf . 1999 . p. d 77 . retrieved january 28 2012 . https licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs forms prod cdbsmenu.hts context 25 & appn 101357400 & formid 301 & fac num 46965 http www.radio info.com news 979 espn clear channels hartford move in is in espns backyard 97.9 espn iheartmedia inc. s hartford move in is in espn s backyard call sign history . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved february 8 2012 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wucs radio locator information on wucs query nielsen audio s fm station database for wucs v t e radio stations in the hartford new britain middletown connecticut market by am frequency 840 910 1080 1150 1170 1230 1290 1360 1410 1480 1550 springfield massachusetts 560 by fm frequency 88.9 89.3 89.9 90.5 91.3 92.5 93.7 94.5 95.7 96.5 97.3 97.9 99.1 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 104.9 105.9 106.9 springfield massachusetts 93.1 94.7 102.1 by callsign waqy wccc wctf wdrc wdrc fm werb whcn whyn whyn fm wihs wjmj wkci fm wknd wkss wlat wmas fm wmrd wmrq fm wnez wnpr wnww wplr wpop wqtq wrch wrym wsdk wtic wtic fm wucs wwuh wwyz wzbg wzmx connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut v t e espn radio stations in the state of connecticut full time affiliates new haven wavz windsor locks wucs part time affiliates willimantic wili see also list of espn radio affiliates see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in connecticut see also espn radio espn deportes radio fox sports radio cbs sports radio nbc sports radio yahoo sports radio sports byline usa v t e iheartmedia corporate officers bob pittman chairman ceo board of directors lowry mays irving azoff b. j. red mccombs j. c. watts john h. williams radio stations list of radio stations owned by iheartmedia radio networks fox sports radio premiere networks premium choice total traffic and weather network miscellaneous clear channel outdoor clear channel uk iheartradio list of programming syndicated by iheartmedia mediabase radio computing services this article about a radio station in connecticut is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wucs & oldid 739623010 categories hd radio stationsmedia in hartford county connecticutradio stations in connecticutespn radio stationsradio stations established in 19901990 establishments in connecticutiheartmedia radio stationsconnecticut radio station 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