WENT

WENT
Gloversville, New York;
Broadcast area	Mohawk Valley
Frequency	1340 kHz
Programming
Format	Full Service Adult Contemporary
Affiliations	CBS Radio News; New York Yankees Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Michael Schaus; (Thnk Tank Media, Inc.);
History
First air date	1944; 80 years ago
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72291
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates	43°1′30″N 74°21′10″W / 43.02500°N 74.35278°W
Translator(s)	105.1 MHz W286CD Gloversville
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	WENTradio.com

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 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

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

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

External links

FCC History Cards for WENT
Facility details for Facility ID 72291 (WENT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WENT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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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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