WYBC-FM (94.3 MHz) is an

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, licensed to

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. The station's studios are located on the campus of

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. The station is owned by Yale Broadcasting Company and operated through a

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(LMA) with

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as of May 10, 2013. Through the LMA, most of WYBC-FM's programming originates from Connoisseur's facilities located on Wheelers Farms Road in Milford. The station's

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is located in West Rock Ridge State Park.

History

WYBC-FM Sign-on in 1959.

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