WATR

WATR is a radio station licensed to serve Waterbury, Connecticut. The station is owned by WATR, Inc. It airs a News/Talk plus Oldies music format. It is the oldest privately owned station in the state of Connecticut, never having been sold outside the family of its founder, Harold Thomas. The station is host to "Tom Chute & You," the weekday morning drive program hosted by general manager and program director Thomas J. Chute Barbara Davitt, who marked 45 years at WATR in November 2008, hosts "Coffee Break" from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Monday through Thursday. Having debuted in the mid-1960s, it is one of the longest-running shows in radio. Regional broadcasting veteran Larry Rifkin hosts "Talk of the Town," WATR's flagship talk program focusing on local and national issues, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Weekend programming includes the traditional and contemporary sounds of Polish music on "The Polish Eagles Show." The show dates back to 1934 when it was originated on WATR by bandleader Victor Zembruski. His widow, Sophie Zembruski, hosted the show from 1976 to 2008, at which time the couple's daughter, Loretta Hoxie, took over hosting duties.