WADS

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Radio station in Connecticut, United States

WADS

* Ansonia, Connecticut
* United States

Broadcast area| Greater Bridgeport
Frequency| 690 kHz
Branding| Hit Oldies
Programming
Languages| English
Format| Oldies
Ownership
Owner| Radio Amor, Inc.
History

First air date

| 1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 54481
Class| D
Power| 3,200 watts (daytime only)

Transmitter coordinates

| 41°20′46″N 73°06′51″W﻿ / ﻿41.34611°N 73.11417°W﻿ / 41.34611; -73.11417
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen live (via TuneIn)
Website| wadsradio.com

WADS (690 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format, licensed to Ansonia, Connecticut, it serves the Bridgeport area. The station is currently owned by Radio Amor, Inc.

WADS fell silent on August 12, 2022, due to losing its transmission site.,[2] On August 31, 2024, the station resumed operations at a new transmitter site in Derby.[3]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WADS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ Dejesus, Richard (September 29, 2022). "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
3. ^ "Resumption of Operations of an AM Station Application". fcc.gov. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

## External links

[edit]

* Facility details for Facility ID 54481 (WADS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* WADS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
* "History Cards for WADS". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)

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Radio stations in the Bridgeport, Connecticut, metropolitan area

By AM frequency|

* 600
* 690
* 1450
* 1500

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.5
* 89.5
* 90.1
* 91.1
* 95.9
* 99.9
* 107.9

| Translators|

* 91.9
* W220AC
* W220CF
* 101.9
* 103.3
* 104.5
* 105.3
* 107.3

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Digital radio
by frequency and subchannel|

* 91.1-1
* 91.1-2
* 91.1-3
* 99.9-1
* 107.9-1
* 107.9-2

By call sign|

* W220AC
* W220CF
* W270DL
* W277DP
* W283BS
* W287AZ
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* WEBE
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* WFIF
* WFOX
* WICC
* WMNR
* WPKN
* WRXC
* WSHU-FM
* HD2
* HD3
* WVOF

Defunct|

* WDJZ (1530 AM)

Radio stations in Fairfield County
Bridgeport
Danbury
Stamford-Norwalk

Other nearby regions
Hartford-Waterbury
Long Island
Lower Hudson Valley
New Haven
New York City

See also
List of radio stations in Connecticut

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Radio stations in the New Haven, Connecticut, metropolitan area

By AM frequency|

* 690
* 960
* 1220
* 1300
* 1340
* 1380
* 1470
* 1500
* 1590

By FM frequency|

* 90.1
* 90.5
* 91.5
* 94.3
* 98.1
* 99.1
* 101.3

| LPFM|

* 103.5
* WNHH-LP
* WONH-LP
* 107.5

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Translators|

* 89.1
* 92.1
* 93.1
* 93.3
* 96.9
* 98.3
* 99.5
* 100.9
* 101.9
* 102.3
* 102.5
* 105.5
* 106.5
* 107.1

Digital radio
by frequency and subchannel|

* 90.5-1
* 99.1-1
* 99.1-2
* 101.3-1
* 101.3-2

By call sign|

* W206BW
* W221CQ
* W226AG
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* W245DK
* W252AS
* W258AL
* W265DB
* W270DL
* W272DO
* W273DS
* W288DV
* W293AU
* W296AO
* WADS
* WATX
* WAVZ
* WBOM
* WELI
* WFIF
* WFNW
* WGRS
* WKCI-FM
* HD2
* WNHA-LP
* WNHH-LP
* WNPR
* WONH-LP
* WPLR
* HD2
* WQAQ
* WRXC
* WSIN
* WYBC
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Defunct|

* WCJ
* WWEB (89.9 FM)

Nearby regions
Bridgeport
Danbury
Hartford-Waterbury
Long Island
New London/Westerly

See also
List of radio stations in Connecticut

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Daytime-only radio stations in Connecticut

Active|

* Ansonia
* WADS
* Milford
* WFIF
* Ridgefield
* WAXB
* Sharon
* WHDD
* Vernon
* WCTF

Defunct|

* Bridgeport
* WDJZ
* WLIZ
* Torrington
* WBZY

See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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