WAZL
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| City of license | Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton |
| Branding | WAZL 1490 |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz (analog) |
| First air date | December 19, 1932 |
| Format | Adult Standards with some Spanish Programming (Sundays) |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Class | C |
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| Owner | Route 81 Radio |
| Sister stations | WLNP, WNAK, WCDL, WCOJ |
| Website | WAZLAM.com |
WAZL is an AM broadcasting radio station licensed to the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania with service area extending out to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton radio market. The station broadcasts in an Adult Standards radio format with some Spanish language programming on Sundays[1][2]. It broadcasts at a frequency of 1490 kHz with 1,000 Watts of power using a non-directional antenna. WAZL is considered a Class-C AM broadcasting station according to the Federal Communication Commission.
[edit] History
The radio station has a rich and long broadcast history dating back to 1932 serving the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania. WAZL originally started broadcasting at a frequency of 1420 kHz and had to time share the frequency with WILM in Wilmington, Delaware in 1932. In 1941, a nationwide frequency reassignment took place by the Federal government which assigned WAZL to 1450 kHz where it stayed until 1948 when the station switched to its current broadcast frequency of 1490 kHz. WAZL was an affiliate of the NBC-Mutual radio network during its early history.
The station has struggled in recent years with the station going silent for a time until Route 81 Radio bought the station and put it back on the air in 2004 as a full service operation serving the local Hazleton community. WAZL now broadcasts Spanish language programming on Sundays to serve the large Latino immigrant population in the area.
[edit] References
- ^ Scott Fybush. Northeast Radio Watch - August 27 & Sepetember 3, 2007 - Pennsylvania. Northeast Radio Watch (Rochester, New York). Retrieved on September 3, 2007.
- ^ Radio-Info.com Discussion Board, Other Radio Markets, Northeast Pennsylvania, Topic: "Something Odd...". IN3 Media, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois). Retrieved on August 23, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official WAZL Website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WAZL
- Radio Locator Information on WAZL
- RecNet query
- Satellite view of WAZL broadcast tower and transmitter building on Wikimapia
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