WENT

For other uses, see Went.

Radio station in Gloversville, New York

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; 81 years ago (1944)
Technical information[1]

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 / 43.02500; -74.35278
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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

## External links

[edit]

* 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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2\. Transmits from Equinox Mountain in Manchester, Vermont.

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