WOLF (AM)

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WOLF

City of license	Syracuse, New York
Broadcast area	Syracuse, New York
Branding	Wolf Radio 1490
Slogan	Central New York's Radio Disney Station
Frequency	1490 kHz
First air date	1940-05-09^[1]
Format	Children's music
Power	1000 watts
Class	C
Facility ID	73380
Transmitter Coordinates	43°03′30.2″N 76°09′58.7″W / 43.058389, -76.166306 (center of 2 towers)^[2]
Callsign meaning	Wolf
Former callsigns	WNNR (April – October 1989)^[2] WNYR (October 1988 – April 1989)^[2] ? (1980s) WOLF (1940 – 1981?)^[3]
Affiliations	Radio Disney
Owner	Craig Fox (51%)^[4] (WOLF Radio Inc.)
Sister stations	WWLF (AM) (below); WAMF, WOLF-FM/WWLF-FM
Website	[1]

WWLF

City of license	Auburn, New York
Broadcast area	Finger Lakes/Ithaca, New York
Branding	Wolf Radio 1340
Slogan	Central New York's Radio Disney Station
Frequency	1340 kHz
First air date	1927-03-23^[5]
Format	Children's music
Power	1000 watts
Class	C
Facility ID	25001
Transmitter Coordinates	42°57′5.2″N 76°35′3.8″W / 42.951444, -76.584389 (single tower)^[6]
Former callsigns	WKGJ (1998–2000) WMBO (1927–1998)
Affiliations	Radio Disney
Owner	Craig Fox (51%)^[4] (WOLF Radio Inc.)
Sister stations	WOLF (AM) (above); WAMF, WOLF-FM/WWLF-FM
Website	[2]

WOLF (AM) and WWLF (AM) are the Radio Disney simulcasts for Syracuse, New York and the nearby Finger Lakes area. The outlet broadcasts at 1 kilowatt on 1490 kHz (WOLF) and 1340 kHz (WWLF). The stations are 51% owned by Craig Fox, who also owns several other radio and low-power TV stations in New York state.^[4]

[edit] History

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Past radio personalities at WOLF include:

Dick Clark
Fred Winston (Chicago)
Bud Ballou and Dale Dorman (Boston)
Marv Albert and Don Bombard (New York)
Wendell "Windy" Craig (CBS Evening News)

In the mid-2000s, the stations were simulcast with sister stations WOLF-FM and WWLF-FM, but the FM stations flipped to Rhythmic Adult Contemporary in December 2006.^{[citation needed]} The AMs remain affiliated with Radio Disney.

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[edit] References

^ Christiano, Bob (2006-12-24). "Historical Look at WOLF 1490: The WOLF Story". The WOLF 1490 Tribute Site Part 1. Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c WOLF(AM). FCCInfo. Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. (2007-10-16). Retrieved on 2007-10-19. Using NAD83 coordinates instead of FCC standard NAD27 because NAD83 is closer to WGS-84.
^ Christiano, Bob (2006-12-24). "Historical Look at WOLF 1490: The WOLF Story". The WOLF 1490 Tribute Site Part 2. Retrieved on 2007-10-19. “Listeners' Network ... bought WOLF in January 1981 from Deer River Broadcasting. In July of last year, WOLF switched from Top 40 to country and western format.”
^ ^a ^b ^c Wolf Radio, Inc. (2006-01-27). FCC 323: Ownership Report For Commercial Broadcast Stations - 20060126AIX. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
^ "Auburn Radio Station Opens", Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, March 23, 1927. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
^ WWLF(AM). FCCInfo. Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. (2007-10-16). Retrieved on 2007-10-19. Using NAD83 coordinates instead of FCC standard NAD27 because NAD83 is closer to WGS-84.

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All in New York state

Cram Communications, LLC (80%)	DeWitt: WVOA (AM) • East Syracuse: WSIV • Fulton: WAMF

Metro TV, Inc. (51%)	Rochester: WHSH-CA • Syracuse: WMBO-LP · WNDR-LP · WOBX-LP

Renard Communications Corp. (100%)	Brooklyn: WBQM-LP¹ • Buffalo: WBXZ-LP • DeWitt: WIXT-CA • Manhattan: WMBQ-CA¹ • Mexico: WVOA-FM • Moravia: WNNY-LP • Syracuse: WONO-CA · WBLZ-LP · WTVU-LP · WHSU-CA • Oneida: WTKO-LP

Squirrel Broadcasting, LLC (50%)	Rochester: WAWW-LP

WOLF Radio, Inc. (51%)	Auburn: WWLF (AM) • Oswego: WOLF-FM • Sylvan Beach: WWLF-FM • Syracuse: WOLF (AM)

¹Silent stations pending sale to Equity Media Holdings subsidiary EBC Buffalo, Inc. — source: SEC 8-K filing Source for station list: "Updated Media Interests" attachment to FCC 323 for WOLF Radio, Inc. as of 2006-01-27, plus known changes from FCC database.

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