Священное Сердечное университет продает радиостанцию WSHU и передатчики христианской сети

WSHU licensee to sell AM station, translators to Christian broadcaster (Photo: Robert Ashworth via Flickr) Sacred Heart University, which owns WSHU in Fairfield, Conn., plans to sell an AM signal and two translators to a Christian broadcaster, according to an application filed Friday with the FCC. Christian broadcaster Omega Vision Network plans to purchase the assets for $130,000, according to an asset purchase agreement filed with the commission. The university plans to sell 1260 AM, which broadcasts a news-talk format in a 20-mile radius around Westport, Conn., and translators W217AF in Huntington Station, N.Y., and W276DY in Stamford, Conn. According to a statement from Sacred Heart University, the station’s licensee, the sale is part of “a long-term strategy to focus our resources on the FM stations and digital services that serve the overwhelming majority of our audience. This sale does not affect WSHU’s future or our commitment to providing trusted news, classical music and local programming across Connecticut and Long Island.” Earlier this month, the university temporarily suspended operations for a translator included in the deal. It had previously filed a silent special temporary authority, according to FCC filings. That translator aired the station’s news-classical format. In a letter filed with the FCC, Sacred Heart University said it had “previously filed a silent STA due to the expiration of its lease for the station. SHU decided not to renew its lease for financial reasons and was unable to find another permanent location for the station.” Operating the translator at a new site was “unsuccessful,” according to the letter. The letter, which was filed before the application to sell the translator, noted that the buyer plans to “operate the station upon consummation.” The other translator airs WSHU’s news-talk format.