WAIC (91.9 FM) is the college radio station of

American International College American International College (AIC) is a private college in Springfield, Massachusetts. History American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885, as the French Protestant College by Rev. Calvin E. Amaron, who soug ...

in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is operated by the

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member station,

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, and serves as a relay of the all-news format airing on WFCR's sister station, WNNZ.

History

WAIC first went on air in February

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

, going stereo in 1985. Initially programmed from American International College. In the 1970s WAIC was a local favorite alternative to Top 40 programming, well known for disco, funk, and progressive rock. With AIC changing its focus to being a commuter college, it decided to stop programming the station directly and contracted with

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to carry their programming as of November 1, 2011. On July 1, 2016, it began relaying WNNZ.

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