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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Hartford Radio: WCCC-FM Sold To EFM

A second iconic Connecticut radio station is being sold and the entire staff of Classic Rock WCCC 106.9 FM will be gone.

The staff got the word Wednesday..public announcement of the sale from Boston-based Marlin Broadcasting to Educational Media Foundation is expected to be publicly announced today or Friday.

EMF specializes in Contemporary Christian music,  including K-LOVE and Air1. EMF is based in Rocklin, California.

WCCC 106.9 FM (23 Kw) 54dBu Coverage
Staff including “Miss Klonk” and “J. Raven” were among those advised Wednesday that they were out of jobs.

Mike Karolyi
Program director and on-air personality Mike Karolyi also posted his demise on Facebook Wednesday evening writing “and then there were none,”  with dozens of followers immediately lamenting the station's sale.

The current staff promises an on-air WCCC Rememberance Friday Noon to 5.

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At 5:00 Friday afternoon, Marlin Broadcasting will pull the plug on the classic rock format at WCCC-FM (106.9 Hartford), ending almost 30 years of rock on that signal.

The sale comes just weeks after another major radio station in the Hartford Area, WDRC 102.9 FM, was sold by Buckley Broadcasting  to Connoisseur Media.


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