WSTL
| City | Providence, Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Branding | Shine Radio 1220AM |
| Frequency | 1220 kHz |
| Translator(s) | W229AN/93.7 |
| First air date | 1947 |
| Format | Christian |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 166 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 9183 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°49′15″N 71°23′07″W / 41.82083°N 71.38528°W |
| Callsign meaning | We Shine The Light |
| Former callsigns | WRIB |
| Owner | Faith Christian Center (New England Christian Media, Inc.) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.wstl.us/ |
WSTL (1220 AM, "Shine Radio 1220AM") is a radio station licensed to serve Providence, Rhode Island. The station is owned by New England Christian Media, a subsidiary of Faith Christian Center, a large charismatic church in nearby Seekonk, Massachusetts. It airs a Christian radio format.
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since July 7, 2006.
The station was started as a 250-watt daytimer, WRIB with studios at the old Narragansett Hotel.
WRIB increases its daytime power to the current 1 kilowatt. It was still a daytime-only station at this point.
Faith Christian Center bought WRIB & changed its format and callsign. The station was abruptly taken off air at 12:30 on July 7, angering many of WRIB's former time brokers. Some shows continue on other stations (e.g.: the Armenian Radio Hour is now on WARA) but others disappeared.
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