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WCCC-FM
City of license	Hartford, Connecticut
Broadcast area	Talcott Mountain, Avon (TX site)
Slogan	"The Rock 106.9 WCCC"
First air date	1960s
Frequency	106.9 (MHz)
Format	Active Rock
ERP	23,000 watts
Class	B
Owner	Marlin Broadcasting
Website	www.wccc.com

"The Rock" 106.9 WCCC-FM is a radio station serving central Connecticut that plays hard rock and occasionally classic rock. WCCC markets itself as the only non-corporate operation in Connecticut, with no pre-recorded DJs (many of whom grew up in greater Hartford.) The station regularly invites listeners to make requests and also holds contests and offers prizes to their listeners.

WCCC was the home of Howard Stern in the late 1970's, where he worked morning drive. This was Stern's first job in a major market. It was at WCCC that Stern met Fred Norris, the longest-tenured member of Stern's staff, who followed Stern when Stern left Hartford. In May 1996, Stern's syndicated morning show aired every weekday morning until he departed for Sirius Satellite Radio in December 2005. WCCC replaced Stern in the morning with Sebastian, who previously worked for the station in the mid-1990's until moving to WZMX in February 1995.

At one point in time WCCC could be heard not only on 106.9 FM, but on also 1290 AM (which is now classical WTMI). For a very brief period WCCC-AM was a sports station as well.

WCCC also occasionally conducts live broadcasts from Planet of Sound, a recording studio in downtown Hartford where artists perform acoustically. Artists and bands that have performed live include Zakk Wylde, Collective Soul, Staind, Skindred, and Shinedown. Many of these songs have been released on the Planet of Sound CD, the proceeds to which were donated to FoodShare and the RSRF.

WCCC's studios and offices are located at 1039 Asylum Avenue in Hartford, CT. Because their building is made of brick (and due to the name of the street they're located on), it is often referred to by staff as "The Asylum." The building formerly was occupied by Hartford station WHCN, with current program director Mike Picozzi having worked for WHCN when it was located on Asylum Avenue.

Contents 1 History 2 Trivia 3 On Air Lineup 4 External link

WCCC-FM was licensed on a frequency of 106.9 MHz. in 1959 with a transmitter site a top Avon Mountain in West Hartford, Connecticut (USA). The station was owned by well-known Hartford jeweler Bill Savitt, and the studios, shared with sister station WCCC-AM, were on the "lower street level" of the Hotel Bond on Asylum St. In the late sixties WCCC-FM moved to 11 Asylum Street in Hartford and changed to a hugely popular "All Request" format which was simulcast in part on WCCC-AM. WCCC was one of the only stations in the country ever owned by a record label, in this case Elektra (1960s). Sy Dresner's Greater Hartford Communications Corp. purchased the station in the early Seventies and by the mid-Seventies the station had switched to a rock music format. Conservative National Commentator Paul "The Rest of the Story" Harvey was heard on WCCC for close to two decades. In 1980, the station was moved to 243 South Whitney Street in Hartford. In 1998 Marlin Broadcasting purchased the station from Greater Hartford Communications Corporation and moved the station to 1039 Asylum Avenue in Hartford with an Active Rock format

• In mid-2002, to parody the recent change of 105.9 WHCN's switch to "The River 105.9," WCCC briefly changed to "The Lake 106.9," causing confusion for a few hours among Connecticut listeners, prompting angry phone calls to the station. Throughout the tenure of "The Lake," the DJ's at WCCC could be heard in the background between the playing of soft-pop songs screaming nonsense and gibberish.

• Mornings: Sebastian in the Morning
• Mid-days: Mike Karolyi
• Afternoons: Picozzi in the Afternoon
• Nights: Slater, the "Night-time manager"
• Overnights: Rick the Fluffer

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