WAUB

Radio station in Auburn, New York

WAUB

* Auburn, New York

Broadcast area| Finger Lakes
Frequency| 1590 kHz
Programming
Format| Talk radio
Affiliations|

* CBS News Radio
* Fox News Radio
* Compass Media Networks
* Genesis Communications Network
* Premiere Networks
* USA Radio Network
* Westwood One
* Buffalo Bills Radio Network
* Syracuse Orangemen Radio Network

Ownership
Owner| Auburn Broadcasting, Inc.

Sister stations

| WCGR, WFLK, WFLR, WGVA, WNYR-FM
History

First air date

| December 24, 1959 (64 years ago) (1959-12-24)

Call sign meaning

| Auburn
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 43791
Class| B
Power|

* 450 watts day
* 1,000 watts night

Transmitter coordinates

| 42°54′34″N 76°36′9″W﻿ / ﻿42.90944°N 76.60250°W﻿ / 42.90944; -76.60250
Translator(s)| 96.3 W242DC (Auburn)
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen Live
Website| fingerlakesdailynews.com

WAUB (1590 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Auburn, New York. The station is part of the Finger Lakes Radio Group,[2] and is owned by Auburn Broadcasting, Inc.[3] WAUB simulcasts a talk radio format with co-owned WGVA (1240 AM) in Geneva.

By day, WAUB is powered at 450 watts. At night power increases to 1,000 watts. WAUB uses a directional antenna at all times to protect other stations on 1590 AM.[4] Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator 96.3 W242DC in Auburn.[5]

## Programming

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Weekdays begin with a news and information show hosted by Ted Baker. The rest of the weekday schedule is mostly nationally syndicated talk shows from Brian Kilmeade, Dave Ramsey, Mark Levin, Ben Shapiro, Jared Dillian, Jim Bohannon and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Weekends feature shows on money, health, the outdoors, home improvement, science, law, cars, travel and gardening. Weekend hosts include Rudy Maxa, Dr. Michio Kaku and Lee Habeeb.

WAUB and WGVA carry Syracuse Orangemen football and Buffalo Bills NFL football. Most hours begin with world and national news from CBS Radio News.

## History

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On December 24, 1959, WAUB first signed on the air.[6] It began as a 500 watt daytimer station, required to go off the air at sunset. It was owned by the Atom Broadcasting Company.

## References

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1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAUB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ FLX Local Media \- Finger Lakes Radio Group
3. ^ "WAUB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WAUB
5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W242DC
6. ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-1962 page B-108

## External links

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*   * Facility details for Facility ID 43791 (WAUB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* WAUB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
* FCC History Cards for WAUB

* v
* t
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News/Talk radio stations in the state of New York

All-News|

* WINS – New York
* WINS-FM - New York
* WWRL - New York

News & Talk|

* WABC – New York
* WACK – Newark
* WATN – Watertown
* WAUB – Auburn
* WBEN – Buffalo
* WBNR - Beacon
* WDLA - Walton
* WDOS - Oneonta
* WFLR – Dundee
* WGDJ – Rensselaer
* WGHQ - Kingston
* WGVA – Geneva
* WGY – Schenectady
* WGY-FM – Albany
* WHAM – Rochester
* WHCU – Ithaca
* WHLD - Buffalo
* WIBX – Utica
* WJIP – Ellenville
* WJJF – Montauk
* WKAL – Rome
* WKIP – Poughkeepsie
* WLEA – Hornell
* WLIM – Medford
* WLNA - Peekskill
* WLVL – Lockport
* WNBF – Binghamton
* WOR – New York
* WRCN-FM – Riverhead
* WSYR – Syracuse
* WSYR-FM – Solvay
* WUTQ-FM – Utica
* WVOS - Liberty
* WXXI – Rochester
* WXXI-FM - Rochester

Talk|

* WAIO – Honeoye Falls

Defunct|

* WCHN - Norwich
* WFAS – White Plains
* WUTI – Utica

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in New York

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