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WNWW
WNWW (1290 AM "Faith 1290") is a radio station licensed to West Hartford, Connecticut, and serves 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.
By day, WNWW is powered by 490 watts daytime, at night, to protect other stations on 1290 AM, it lowers it power to 11 watts. Programming is heard on FM translator W241CZ at 94.1 MHz.
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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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.
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WNWW
WNWW (1290 AM "Faith 1290") is a radio station licensed to West Hartford, Connecticut, and serves 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.
By day, WNWW is powered by 490 watts daytime, at night, to protect other stations on 1290 AM, it lowers it power to 11 watts. Programming is heard on FM translator W241CZ at 94.1 MHz.
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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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.