WRSC-FM

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title: "WRSC-FM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-pennsylvania", "news-and-talk-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-established-in-1988", "1988-establishments-in-pennsylvania", "centre-county,-pennsylvania"] description: "Radio station in Bellefonte–State College, Pennsylvania" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRSC-FM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Bellefonte–State College, Pennsylvania ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

Field	Value
name	WRSC-FM
city	Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
country	US
logo	WRSC 95.3 logo.png
logo_size	200px
area	State College, Pennsylvania
frequency
branding	95.3 WRSC
format	News/talk
subchannels	{{ubl
affiliations	{{ubl
owner	Matt Lightner
licensee	Lightner Communications LLC
airdate
former_callsigns
callsign_meaning	"Radio State College"
licensing_authority	FCC
facility_id	64572
class	A
erp	790 watts
haat	194 m
coordinates
translators
webcast	{{ubl
{{Listen live	url
HD3: {{Listen live	url
website	{{ubl
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WRSC-FM (95.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, serving the State College area. It currently airs a news/talk format.

History

When State College's radio station formats shuffled in 2004, the then-WZWW was one of the few FM stations that maintained its frequency. When the bars in State College tried to promote their respective businesses, they were confused as to which stations to hire.

On September 4, 2020, at 2 PM, after teasing a relaunch with construction noises between songs the previous day, WZWW shifted from adult contemporary to hot adult contemporary, keeping the "3WZ" name. The first song after the relaunch was "Good as Hell" by Lizzo.

On December 20, 2022, it was announced that the format and branding would move to WMAJ within the following days and would be replaced by the news/talk format heard on WRSC. On January 2, 2023, the station changed its call sign to WRSC-FM. On January 3, 2023, WRSC-FM changed its format to news/talk. Seven Mountains Media exited the spoken-word format as a result. The station was programmed by Lightner Communications.

HD radio

On May 8, 2022, the station's third HD subchannel, simulcast on translator W268BB (101.5 FM), launched with a loop of "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation as "We Are 101.5", the branding and stunt a reference to the association of the song with the Penn State Nittany Lions football team and the university's "We Are Penn State" chants, promoting the launch of a new format at noon on May 13. At the promised time, WZWW-HD3 launched an urban contemporary format, branded as "Loud 101.5", with the first song being "First Class" by Jack Harlow.

References

References

1. (September 4, 2020). "3WZ State College Relaunches with Hot AC Shift".
2. (December 30, 2022). "Seven Mountains Confirms Imminent State College Shakeup - RadioInsight".
3. [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/netgnomes/246615/domain-insight-12-28-massive-shakeup-coming-to-state-college/ Seven Mountains Media State College Format Shuffle Update] Radioinsight - January 5, 2023
4. [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225332/zombie-invasion-in-state-college/ It’s Loud In State College] Radioinsight - May 13, 2022

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