The management of WSHU-91.1, the NPR station in Fairfield operated by Sacred Heart University, has announced to its listeners that their FY 2020 budget deficit, compounded by the impact of the pandemic on their fundraising, has led them to institute salary decreases for staff and a hiring freeze. They will also end their broadcast agreement with WQQQ-103.3 in Sharon, which serves Litchfield County, in January 2021. WQQQ has been simulcasting WSHU since 2011. WSHU says WQQQ listeners will be able to pick up WSHU programming from the WSHU app, www.wshu.org, or a smart speaker.
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WSHU and WQQQ
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WSTC 1400 AM in Stamford, also owned by S.H.U., has been broadcasting just an open carrier for a while. It's been carrying their public radio programming for the past few years. They had tried leasing it out a few times, but those arrangements didn't last very long.
I wonder whether the University may shut this station down.
I wonder whether the University may shut this station down.
I wonder if they will do the same with WESU 88.1
I assume you know that WESU is not owned by Sacred Heart, right? Your "they" is ambiguous.
Back to WSHU ... I wonder if 91.1 will now drop classical music -- shedding a couple of salaries in the process -- and put its news/talk feed on FM while maybe adding a jockless, automated classical stream online.
This station serves one of the wealthiest, most liberal parts of Connecticut. Few gullible listeners there for EMF to lead docilely into its flock of money-bearing sheep.
WSHU did poor job in fundraising, especially, in comparison with WAMC. I live in Ulster County, NY where I pick up clear 103.3 FM signal on my clock and car radios. I contacted WSHU staff more than once advocating to increase news coverage of the area and as the result to get more contributors. My calls unfortunately fell on deaf ears. They, their new management, did just opposite - they discontinued broadcasting on that frequency. Now, listeners in my area have only one choice - WAMC, which I call not NPR Radio but Chartock Radio. 
WSHU has stopped broadcasting on WQQQ.
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WSHU stops broadcasts on WQQQ Radio station's GM says decision due to financial constraints
SHARON - Radio station WSHU, based in Fairfield, has stopped its broadcasts on station WQQQ 103.3 FM in Sharon.In a letter from A. Rima Dael, WSHU's general manager, she said the move was made due to financial constraints. "Like many nonprofit organizations, we operate with razor-thin margins and ha
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To npr listeners in Connecticut at least thereās still whdd Robin Hood Radio WHDD 91.9FM | WBSL 91.7FM | AM1020WSHU has stopped broadcasting on WQQQ.
WSHU stops broadcasts on WQQQ Radio station's GM says decision due to financial constraints
SHARON - Radio station WSHU, based in Fairfield, has stopped its broadcasts on station WQQQ 103.3 FM in Sharon.In a letter from A. Rima Dael, WSHU's general manager, she said the move was made due to financial constraints. "Like many nonprofit organizations, we operate with razor-thin margins and ha
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when I got my old radio the other day, I flipped through the station and I noticed that what was on 103.3, and it is an MOR/oldies format with with a mix of easy listening, MOR, and oldies and it brought the original āQ103ā brand back after WSHU Public Radio pulled the plug.
WQQQ did launched a soft oldies format, and in addition, WGHQ did went to a soft oldies/AC format on 92.5/920 a few months ago where they are now competing with WGNY-FMās āFox Oldiesā at 98.9. Iām not sure if WQQQ is adding a new web stream to hear soft oldies. Iām glad to hear WQQQ coming back from the dead after they dumped WSHU public radio after 10 years, and it was not a good fit for the station that carried NPR. And I did checked the top of the hour earlier today that I was listening to the new format.
WQQQ did launched a soft oldies format, and in addition, WGHQ did went to a soft oldies/AC format on 92.5/920 a few months ago where they are now competing with WGNY-FMās āFox Oldiesā at 98.9. Iām not sure if WQQQ is adding a new web stream to hear soft oldies. Iām glad to hear WQQQ coming back from the dead after they dumped WSHU public radio after 10 years, and it was not a good fit for the station that carried NPR. And I did checked the top of the hour earlier today that I was listening to the new format.
who said it wasnt a good fit.. you? lol
it obviously worked for awhile or they wouldnt have done it for 10 years
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