1080 WTIC in Hartford is a heritage station. The station is celebrating a century of excellence as it hit the airwaves this week in 1925.
The station was originally owned by the Travelers Insurance Company — hence the “TIC” in WTIC — and served as a major source of news and information in southern New England.
It signed on the air on February 10th, 1925 at 7:45 PM, which launched its regular programming on that day from its studios inside the Travelers Insurance Building in Hartford. It had originally begun test transmissions in late 1924.
Currently, 1080 WTIC is owned by Audacy, and features several local weekday programs, as well as nationally syndicated shows hosted by Brian Kilmeade, Erick Erickson, and Sean Hannity, among others.
On social media, former Market Manager Phil Zachary called the station one of the most meaningful stations he has worked at.
“When I was growing up, our kitchen radio was locked onto 1080AM because my parents would listen to nothing else,” Zachary shared. “And in the morning, it was Bob Steele or silence. Period. Bob woke up Southern New England for more than 60 years … In the capable hands of brand manager Jeneen Lee and VP of Operations Steve Salhany, WTIC remains the only 24-hour newsroom in the state and stands tall for everything that’s great about local radio.”
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