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WCSS (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a full service oldies and classic hits radio format.
Licensed to Amsterdam, New York, the station serves the Mohawk Valley, with radio studios in the Riverfront Center Mall in that city's downtown.
| Broadcast area | Mohawk Valley |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | WCSS 1490 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full-service/Oldies/Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Good Time Oldies ABC News Radio Buffalo Bills Radio Network |
| 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 |
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. The station is part of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network and also carries a local 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
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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