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STAMFORD, Conn. ? Cox Media Group Connecticut reached a deal Tuesday to sell WSTC-AM 1400 in Stamford and WNLK-AM 1350 in Norwalk to Sacred Heart University. The transaction is expected to be finalized during the first quarter of 2012 after regulatory approvals are received, a company statement said.
Cox Media Group greatly values the substantial service that the employees of WSTC/WNLK have made to these stations and the service theyve given our valued audience and clients in the Stamford/Norwalk market, Kristin Okesson, Coxs Connecticuts Market Manager, said in the statement. [Cox] explored many options and chose Sacred Heart University because of their commitment to remain locally owned and operated, to support the Stamford/Norwalk community, and their ability to continue the great local coverage WSTC and WNLK have provided over the years.
In Fairfield County, Cox will continue to run 95.9 WFOX and STAR 99.9 WEZN, the statement said. The university will begin broadcasting the stations on Monday, Nov. 7, and plans to hire additional staff to provide service to the new market.
We are thrilled about this new opportunity, as we can now serve Norwalk, Stamford and Greenwich with an expanded, more reliable broadcast signal than we ever had before and by bringing our award-winning local reporting, insightful news and talk, and programs, Sacred Hearts General Manager George Lombardi said in the release.
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