- WINE (AM)
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name = WINE
city =Brookfield, Connecticut
area = Danbury
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frequency = 940kHz
format =All Sports
power = 600Watt s Day
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class = D
facility_id = 15389
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owner =Cumulus Media
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affiliations =ESPN Radio WINE (940 AM) is a
radio station broadcasting aAll Sports format. Licensed toBrookfield, Connecticut , USA, it serves the Danbury area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Licensing Llc. In the 1970's and early 80's WINE was a Top 40 station. As the audience migrated to the FM band, WINE became a full-service adult contemporary station.In the 90's WINE bcame part of an all-news network that included WNLK, which both became newstalk a few years later. After being sold to Cumulus, WINE spent a few years, with now sister station, WPUT (Brewster, NY), as a nostalgia station. Now both are part of ESPN radio 24/7. WINE's nighttime signal is very weak at 4 watts. WPUT airs daytime only.
WINE's longtime competitor is 800 AM WLAD in Danbury. WLAD (http://www.wlad.com)is now a newstalk station. WINE's FM sister station is rock station, WRKI (I-95 - http://www.i95rock.com), as well as Pawling, NY's WDBY (Y-105 - http://www.y105radio.com), which has a booster station in Danbury.
Many radio listeners in this part of Connecticut listen to AM radio from New York City. Popular stations include WFAN, WOR, WABC, WCBS, and WINS.
External links
http://www.i95rock.com/ESPN/ - WINE's website
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