WTIC (AM)

WTIC
	Hartford, Connecticut; United States;
Broadcast area	Greater Hartford
Frequency	1080 kHz
Branding	WTIC NewsTalk 1080
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	CBS News Radio; CBS Sports Radio; Premiere Networks; Radio America; WFSB (weather); Boston Red Sox Radio Network; New England Patriots Radio Network;
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC);
Sister stations	WRCH; WTIC-FM; WZMX;
History
Founded	December 17, 1924
First air date	February 10, 1925
Call sign meaning	Travelers Insurance Company (original owner)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	66464
Class	A
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	41°46′39.36″N 72°48′17.35″W / 41.7776000°N 72.8048194°W
Repeater	96.5 WTIC-FM HD2 (Hartford)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/wtic

WTIC (1080 kHz; "WTIC NewsTalk 1080") is a commercial radio station in Hartford, Connecticut. It airs a news/talk radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. The station's studios and offices are located on Executive Drive in Farmington.

WTIC is a class A clear-channel station with a transmitter power output of 50,000 watts, the maximum permitted for U.S. AM stations. Its transmitter site is a two-tower facility off Deercliff Road in Avon. WTIC has a single tower, non-directional signal in the daytime, at night, when AM band signals travel much farther, WTIC uses both towers to create a directional pattern, primarily to protect KRLD in Dallas, Texas, the other Class A station on 1080 AM.

WTIC is the primary entry point (PEP) for the Emergency Alert System (EAS) in Connecticut.