WSTX (AM) - Misplaced Pages

Radio station in Christiansted, US Virgin Islands

WSTX
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands

Frequency	970 AM (kHz)
Branding	News Talk AM 970
Programming
Format	Talk (days) Calypso and Quelbe (nights)
Affiliations	BBC Radio
Ownership
Owner	Caledonia Communication Corporation
Sister stations	WSTX-FM
History
First air date	1971
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20589
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (days) 1,000 watts (nights)
Transmitter coordinates	17°45′23″N 64°41′38″W / 17.75639°N 64.69389°W / 17.75639; -64.69389
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WSTXRADIO.COM

WSTX (970 AM) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. It airs a radio format of talk shows by day, with Calypso and Quelbe music at night. Many of the talk shows are hosted by community leaders and elected officials, who are on the station once a week. On Sunday, religious shows and urban gospel music are heard.

The station is owned by Caledonia Communication Corporation, a corporation whose majority shareholder, Kevin A. Rames, is an attorney based on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Caledonia Communication Corporation purchased the radio station from Family Broadcasting, Inc. on November 19, 2010. The station owns and utilizes the tradename "The Most Powerful Voice in Talk".

By day, WSTX is powered at 5,000 watts. But at night, to protect other stations on 970 AM, it reduces power to 1,000 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times. WSTX has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since it was initially licensed.