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WSCO
1570 The Score logo
Broadcast areaAppleton-Oshkosh
Frequency1570 kHz
Branding95.3 WSCO
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsNBC Sports Radio, Motor Racing Network, Yahoo! Sports Radio
Ownership
OwnerWoodward Communications, Inc.
WAPL, WHBY, WKSZ, WKZG, WKZY, WZOR
History
First air date
1952 (as WAPL)
Former call signs
WAPL (1952-1978)
WVMS (1978-1985)
WRJQ (1985-2002)
Call sign meaning
The SCOre (previous branding)
Technical information
Facility ID72941
ClassB
Power1,000 watts day
331 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
44°13′4.00″N 88°24′33.00″W / 44.2177778°N 88.4091667°W / 44.2177778; -88.4091667
Translator(s)95.3 W237AA (Appleton)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website953wsco.com
Studios of WSCO and Woodward Communications

WSCO (1570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Appleton, Wisconsin, the station serves the Appleton-Oshkosh area. The station is currently owned by Woodward Communications, Inc. and features programming from Fox Sports Radio, Motor Racing Network and Yahoo! Sports Radio.[1] WSCO is also heard on translator W237AA 95.3 FM (MHz) in Appleton. WSCO's studios are located on College Avenue in Appleton, while its AM transmitter is located in Menasha.

The station signed on in 1952 as WAPL. The call letters were changed to WVMS on October 4, 1978. On September 1, 1985, the station changed its call sign to WRJQ and to the current WSCO on January 31, 2002.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WSCO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "WSCO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.