branding represent frequency 91.7 mhz first air date february 28 1973 format educational erp 3 000 watts haat 67 meters class a facility id 71786 transmitter coordinates 41 23 42 n 73 29 14 w 41.39500 n 73.48722 w 41.39500 ; 73.48722 callsign meaning xci roman numerals for 91 former callsigns wcst owner western connecticut state university webcast listen live listen live smartphone website official website wxci 91.7 fm is a student radio station broadcasting an educational format . licensed to danbury connecticut usa the station serves the connecticut and new york college area . the station is currently owned by western connecticut state university . 1 2 wxci broadcasts to connecticut and new york at 3 000 watts with a stereo transmitter on wcsu s westside campus . it also streams its broadcasts on the web . the radio station obtained its fcc license to operate on 28 february 1973 . the station began at 12 30 pm local time with a student rob abbett nicknamed rabbett with the words good afternoon this is fm radio station wxci in danbury beginning its first broadcast day . 3 before abbett throw the switch to fm brpadcastoing the station was am carrier current and pa system in dorms and student center was at the time call memorial hall with the call letters wcst . this station was started in 1968 by bob wilson . 4 however by 1973 events progressed to fm radio broadcast initially transmitting at 10 watts of power wxci upgraded to 760 watts in 1978 . in 1982 wxci was one of the first fm stations to focus on alternative rock a format now common among us college radio stations . as one of a handful of stations playing alternative rock in the us in the early 1980s wxci helped popularize new bands such as rem talking heads elvis costello u2 culture club duran duran and black flag . references edit wxci facility record . united states federal communications commission audio division . wxci station information profile . arbitron . http www.hartfordradiohistory.com wxci.php http www.hartfordradiohistory.com wxci.php external links edit query the fcc s fm station database for wxci radio locator information on wxci query nielsen audio s fm station database for wxci v t e radio stations in the danbury connecticut market by am frequency 800 850 940 by fm frequency 91.7 93.3 95.1 96.7 98.3 99.9 105.5 107.3 by callsign w297an waxb wdaq wdby wezn fm wfar wine wklv fm wlad wrki wxci connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk nyc metro markets long island hudson valley partial poughkeepsie middlesex somerset union monmouth ocean morristown bridgeport danbury new haven stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut v t e college radio stations in connecticut wcni connecticut college wecs eastern connecticut state university wfcs central connecticut state university whus university of connecticut wnhu university of new haven wqaq quinnipiac university wrtc trinity college wvof fairfield university wxci western connecticut state university wybc yale university see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in connecticut 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 wxci & oldid 721914478 categories western connecticut state universitydanbury connecticutmedia in fairfield county connecticutcollege radio stations in connecticutradio stations in connecticutradio stations established in 1973new wave radio stations1973 establishments in connecticutconnecticut radio station stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 24 may 2016 at 20 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view