| Broadcast area | Mohawk Valley |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | WCSS 1490 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full-service/Oldies/Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Good Time Oldies ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Call sign meaning | Community Service Station |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 23456 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°57′40″N 74°10′35″W / 42.96111°N 74.17639°W |
| Translator(s) | 106.9 W295CZ (Amsterdam) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wcss1490.com |
WCSS (1490 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a full service oldies and classic hits radio format.[1] Licensed to Amsterdam, New York, the station serves the Mohawk Valley, with radio studios in the Riverfront Center Mall in that city's downtown.
The station is owned by Carol Whelley, Joseph Tesiero, and John Tesiero, III, through licensee Cranesville Block Company, and features programming from Westwood One's Good Time Oldies Network and ABC Radio News.[2] The station is part of the New York Mets Radio Network and also carries a local a swap-shop program.
WCSS is powered at 1,000 watts, non-directional. Programming is also heard on FM translator W295CZ at 106.9 MHz.
History
The station first signed on in 1948.
References
- ↑ "WCSS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
External links
- FCC History Cards for WCSS
- WCSS Facebook
- WCSS in the FCC AM station database
- WCSS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W295CZ in the FCC FM station database
- W295CZ at FCCdata.org
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