Radio personality Stu Bryer on the air at WICH.
The exterior of the WICH building in Norwich.
The logo of the new WICH-FM station in Norwich.
Published May 13. 2021 9:00AM
Kevin Gorden, Special to The Times
WICH-1310 AM radio in Norwich is noting its 75th anniversary this year by expanding to the FM radio band.
While the new WICH 94.5 FM frequency offers a clearer signal than its AM counterpart, it doesn’t cover as much area.
Vice President and General Manager Andy Russell says the new station is what the Federal Communications Commission describes as an FM translator station low-power frequencies designed to enhance an existing AM station in its city of license. The signal has to stay within the AM station’s listening area, plus not interfere with existing FMs on the same and adjacent frequencies.
From Texas to Hawaii: SpaceX plans first orbital Starship test
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SpaceX plans to have its first Starship test flight to orbit launch from Texas and splash down off the coast of an island in Hawaii, according to a document the company filed with the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday. The orbital flight test would mark the first time SpaceX stacks both elements of its massive Starship system together, the next key development step in its attempt to build a rocket that could one day land on Mars.
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