WNST (1570

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) is a

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station located in

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, near

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. It is owned and operated by local sports media personality

Nestor Aparicio Nestor Aparicio (born October 14, 1968), known by the nickname "Nasty Nestor," is an American sports writer and radio personality. Aparicio was born and raised in Dundalk, Maryland. He is Venezuelan-American, and the first cousin, once remove ...

through Nasty 1570 Sports, LLC. WNST was the first 24-hour all sports radio station in Baltimore. The station features local programming from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. When the local programming is not on the air, there is a live feed of

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. WNST ignited a debate in the Baltimore area by arranging a "Free the Birds" rally at

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to protest the ownership of the Orioles by

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. The rally took place on September 21, 2006, during a make-up game against the

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. On March 30, 2011, it was reported that

Jen Royle Jennifer L. "Jen" Royle (born September 3, 1974) is a former American sports reporter and writer who is known for working for the YES Network as a New York-based reporter for the MLB New York Yankees baseball team from 2003 to 2006.https://www.l ...

, a Baltimore sports reporter for WJZ-FM (105.7) filed a $800,000 defamation suit against Aparicio and two WNST hosts, Glenn Clark and Drew Forrester. Royle, who also worked for

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, claims that Aparicio and the WNST hosts hurt her reputation with damaging statements about her professional and personal life. Aparicio's lawyer said the accusations are "baseless", and Aparicio denied wrongdoing in a blog entry. Royle later dropped the lawsuit.

References

External links

WNST official website
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