WENT (1340 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Full Service Adult Contemporary radio format, with a heavy emphasis on local news, weather and sports information.[2] Licensed to Gloversville, New York, the station primarily serves the Fulton & Montgomery County portion of New York's Mohawk Valley. It is owned by Michael Schaus. WENT carries New York Yankees baseball games and weekly NFL games, as well as high school football and basketball. World and national news is covered by CBS Radio News.

WENT
Broadcast areaMohawk Valley
Frequency1340 kHz
Programming
FormatFull Service Adult Contemporary
AffiliationsCBS Radio News
New York Yankees Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Michael Schaus
  • (Thnk Tank Media, Inc.)
History
First air date
1944; 80 years ago (1944)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72291
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
43°1′30″N 74°21′10″W / 43.02500°N 74.35278°W / 43.02500; -74.35278
Translator(s)105.1 MHz W286CD Gloversville
Links
Public license information
WebsiteWENTradio.com

WENT is powered at 1,000 watts, non-directional. It also operates FM translator W286CD at 105.1 MHz, co-located at the WENT AM broadcast facility.

History

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WENT signed on the air in 1944. It broadcast at 250 watts and was owned by the Sacandaga Broadcasting Company at 8 West Fulton Street.[3] It was a network affiliate of CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. It carried their dramas, comedies, news, sports, soap operas, game shows and big band broadcasts during the "Golden Age of Radio."

In 2013, it added an FM translator, 105.1 W286CD.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WENT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WENT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1946 page 130
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