Connecticut Broadcasting History

05/08/2024

Bridgeport's Pleasure Beach Amusement Park with the WICC tower in the foreground, c. 1955.

27/07/2024

17/07/2024

Today at noon on WWUH 91.3 and wwuh.org, a special presentation in celebration of WWUH's 56th anniversary this month: A documentary on The Early Years of WWUH, produced by station volunteer Brandon Kampe. This includes not only audio from the station's first broadcast day but also interviews with station founder Clark Smidt and other students who put this amazing station on the air.

30/06/2024

WWUH Presents...
The Hartford Circus Fire - An Audio Recollection
Produced by Brandon Kampe
WWUH (91.3 FM from the University of Hartford) will present a special program commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Hartford Circus Fire tragedy. This 90 minute documentary includes an interview with Don Massey, who co-wrote the book 'A Matter of Degree the Hartford Circus Fire and the Mystery of Little Miss 1565', as well as survivors talking about their memories of that day.
The program Includes nearly a half hour of archival radio broadcasts related to the disaster courtesy WTIC Newstalk 1080.
The program will conclude with a reading of the names of all 168 victims of the fire.
AIR DATE: Friday July 5, 2024 from 12 noon to 1:30 PM
91.3 FM
Streaming at wwuh.org

06/05/2024

https://youtu.be/J4h5wAuy4Go?si=dHMuSpMOtf0_2Shl

First official trailer for 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio, a feature documentary coming Spring 2024. The film is a journey through the history of co...

08/04/2024

Just barely visible thru the brush is the base foundation of one on WTIC's original towers in Avon, c. 1929. Note the remains of a spotlight that was used to illuminate the adjacent tower. The two towers, approx 200' in height, supported a T cage antenna utilized with TIC's 1st 50,000 watt transmitter.

07/04/2024

29/03/2024

Tomorrow on Spotlight CT, as we continue our anniversary series "The Broadcaster at 100," we're going to focus on an often overlooked chapter from our past: the nearly 17-year era when our founders, The Travelers Insurance Company, ran not only WTIC Radio but also the original WTIC Television, Channel 3. Former producer Jim Stewart is going to explain how the radio division acted as a "big brother" to the fledgling TV station the Travelers founded in 1957. NOTE: it was during this era our signature Broadcaster statue debuted! Tune in tomorrow at 2pm on your radio, your smart speaker and the FREE Audacy app.

24/10/2023

From Lee Gordon via the the WPOP (& Sister Stations) Alums
Facebrook group.

Sadly, we have lost yet another member of the Hartford radio family. "Country" Paul Payton died on Monday, October 23, 2023 at his home in NJ, following a battle with cancer. Per his wishes, there will be no funeral, but a celebration of his life will take place in the future.

Should you wish to make a donation in his memory, you can direct it to either the Connecticut Electric Railway Association (a/k/a the CT Trolley Museum) in East Windsor, CT, or the Railway Museum of New England in Thomaston, CT.

John Ramsey adds:
Paul was significantly involved with Hartford radio back in the 70s and 80s starting out at WWUH and also working at WCCC and WDRC-FM among other stations.

He had an amazing voice, was a great musician and a wonderful man. Our thoughts go out to his family.

06/10/2023

It's WILI's birthday! https://www.wili.com/history/?fbclid=IwAR1hUUaHJhLTYLPUXXFD_rKZM6_R4lWUVwKolZlawncn-oDsOsxIJGleMXI

WILI is located at 720 Main Street, Willimantic, Ct. We broadcast 24 hours a day at 1400 on the AM dial at a p...