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Rutland County, the nighttime signal missed most of the county south and west of the transmitter site. On the other hand, with the night time signal aimed to the northeast, there had been reception reports from listeners in the Canadian Maritimes, England, and even Finland. In recent years, WSYB gave up its second tower and now broadcasts at a reduced power at night, but added an FM translator for listeners who prefer FM.
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For many years, WSYB broadcast with a 5,000 watt omnidirectional signal with one tower from local sunrise to local sunset. At night, WSYB utilized two towers with 1,000 watts and a pattern that was aimed mainly northeast of the transmitter site. While the daytime signal provides ample coverage for
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in 1993, WSYB remains the only AM radio station serving the local Rutland area. "The WSYB Christmas Fund" has been serving needy families in the Rutland community since the early 1970s.
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Some of the owners for WSYB over the years have included Vermont Radio Inc, All Communications Inc., H & D Media, Excalibur Media, and
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as "100.1 WSYB". Local high school and college sports coverage include football, basketball, and hockey. WSYB is one of the oldest
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and studios are on Dorr Drive in Rutland, near Otter Creek. Programming is also heard on 250 watt
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at 100 watts in 1935. It switched to its current frequency in the mid-1940s. The WSYB
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the air on December 10, 1930. It is the second oldest radio station in Vermont, after
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lineup. WSYB returned to a music format on October 2, 2023, when it became a
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station. On February 16, 2022, the station switched from talk to
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from interference, it reduces power at night to 25 watts. The
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format along with news, talk and sports. It was an
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W261DE

Rutland, Vermont
Frequency
kHz
Format
Classic hits
Red Sox Radio Network
Pamal Broadcasting
Sister stations
WDVT
WJEN
WJJR
WZRT
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FCC
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43°35′35″N 72°59′25″W / 43.59306°N 72.99028°W / 43.59306; -72.99028
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Listen live
www.classichitswsyb.com
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