Stamford, Connecticut's WCTZ-FM 96.7 is off the Air: To be Replaced by Christian Contemporary K-Love

It has now been almost a week that my visit to 96.7FM, Cox Broadcasting's The Coast, has been met with an abundance of static and a notable absence of the music with which I have grown comfortable.

The 96.7 frequency debuted in 1948--that is 63 continuous years of being accessible on the air. Here is an excerpt from a Time Line for Connecticut Broadcasting compiled by Michael Collins who recently passed on:

1948 Connecticut has 13 FM stations on the air, including 5 which will survive: WSTC-FM 96.7Stamford, WNHC-FM 99.1 New Haven, WMMW-FM 95.7 Meriden, WDRC-FM 93.7 Hartford and WTIC-FM 96.5 Hartford. Eight will not survive: WSTC-FM 96.7Stamford, WNHC-FM 99.1 New Haven, WMMW-FM 95.7 Meriden, WDRC-FM 93.7 Hartford and WTIC-FM 96.5 Hartford. Eight will not survive:
WAVZ-FM 95.1, WBIB 100.7, and WELI-FM 107.9 all in New Haven, WNLC-FM 99.5 New London, WKNB-FM 103.7 New Britain and WTHT-FM 106.1 of the Hartford Times

Cox first began broadcasting in December 2006 with a broadcast license in Port Chester and its broadcast area centered in Stamford, Connecticut. The station's former call letters were WKHL and marketed as "Kool 96.7" featuring an 'oldies' format. Cox positioned itself as the 'New 96.7 the Coast" for its 4 and a half years.

In addition to featuring classic hits from the 60's to the present, Cox offered public broadcasting content early on weekend mornings featuring recorded interviews with personalities and businesses that were performing community services.

The last day of operation for Cox was on midnight Thursday May 19th and the last song played was "Good Night" by the Beatles.

The Educational Media Foundation (EMF) announced on November 4, 2010 its future purchase of the 96.7 license and the moving of its transmitter to Trump Tower in New Rochelle, New York, According to Wikipedia the station with be the K-LOVE affiliate for New York City with the call letters changing to WKLV-FM.

The Contemporary Christian music radio programming of EMF is carried on over 440 FM stations and translators in 45 states.

This from Bill DeFelice posted on Radio-Info.com discussion Boards on November 6, 2010:

"At least they new operators can really say 'new' as opposed to the Coast, which has been touting themselves as 'new' for years now."

Many of us will miss the Coast...Good luck to Educational Media Foundation.