WNSS

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WNSS is the ESPN Radio affiliate in Syracuse, New York branded as ESPN Radio 1260. Broadcasting on 1260 kHz on the AM dial, WNSS covers the Buffalo Bills and Le Moyne College basketball and is owned by Citadel Broadcasting.

[edit] History

WNSS signed on in 1946 as WNDR. It was the most popular Top 40-format station in the area during the 1960s. The studio and 5000-watt transmitter were located on Andrews Road in DeWitt, a Syracuse suburb. Bud Ballou, Peter C. Cavanaugh and Joey Reynolds were among the notable disc jockeys that worked at WNDR.

In 1989, the callsign changed to the current WNSS and the station's format moved to an all news format "W-News".

During the 1990s and early 2000s, the station struggled. After several format changes (including a brief and ill-fated All Comedy Radio format), the station finally settled on its current format, a mostly straight satellite feed from the ESPN Radio network, including ESPN's MLB and NBA broadcasts. The station during most of this period was the flagship station of the Syracuse Orange along with sister station WAQX, until WTKW acquired the rights in 2007.

[edit] External References

• Official site
• Query the FCC's AM station database for WNSS
• Radio Locator Information on WNSS
• [1] AM 1260 WNDR Syracuse Radio Timeline Page
• [2] Peter Cavanaugh WNDR disc jockey
• [3] WNDR playlist, 1966