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Hamden Radio Station Is Back On The Air With New Owner
The former WQUN radio station, which was owned by Quinnipiac University, has returned to the airwaves with a new owner and format.
HAMDEN, CT — The former WQUN radio station dial broadcast for the first time in nearly a year under its new call letters WATX last weekend, according to the New Haven Register.
The Register reports WATX 1220 AM is owned by Boston-radio veteran Clark Smidt, who bought the station last October from Quinnipiac University.
The station, which has a low signal that Smidt is working on boosting, made its debut by broadcasting hit music from the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, according to the Register.
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