WSEN
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| WSEN-FM | |
| City of license | Baldwinsville, New York |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Central New York |
| Branding | "92.1 WSEN" |
| Slogan | "Good Time Rock & Roll" |
| Frequency | FM: 92.1 MHz AM: 1050 kHz |
| First air date | 1959 (AM) 1967 (FM) |
| Format | Oldies |
| ERP | FM: 25,000 watts AM: 2,500 watts (day), 19 watts (night) |
| HAAT | FM: 91 meters |
| Class | FM: B1 AM: D |
| Callsign meaning | W SENeca (after the Seneca River, which flows through Baldwinsville, WSEN's city of license) |
| Owner | Buckley Broadcasting Company |
| Website | WSEN's website |
WSEN is a radio station serving the Syracuse, New York metropolitan area, playing good time rock & roll from the 1960s and 1970s, with a few songs from the early 1980s thrown in.
The simulcasts broadcast on the FM dial at 92.1 Megahertz, and on the AM dial at 1050 kilohertz and is owned by Buckley Broadcasting Company, which also owns WDRC-FM, an oldies station serving the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area. WSEN's transmitter is located in Baldwinsville, New York.
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[edit] History
WSEN-AM (250 w. 1050 KC) began operations on February 25, 1959 and was licensed by Century Radio Corp. Originally a current hits station it changed to Country in 1962 and was the first country station "north of the Mason-Dixon line." In 1967 sister station WSEN-FM began operations as a full-time country outlet, thus complimenting the AM. Century Radio sold the stations in 1974 and flipped to its current format in 1986.
In April 2008, WSEN split its format: the 1970s music will continue to air on WSEN as part of a new classic hits format, while the 1960s music will be moved to WFBL, to become a new "real oldies" station with 1950s music added into the playlist. WSEN's current jocks will voicetrack separate shifts on WFBL.
[edit] Programming and personalities
[edit] Gary Dunes
Gary Dunes is the host of Gary Dunes and the Morning Crew, which airs during morning drive Monday through Friday. The title "crew" features Dunes along with sports reporter Bob McElligott ("Bobby Mac"), traffic reporter Tony Bombardo, and entertainment reporter Jimmy Carter (no relation to the former President of the same name). News and weather is provided by the CBS television affiliate WTVH Channel 5 anchors in Syracuse. Dunes also voicetracks the afternoon shift on WFBL.
[edit] Diane Wade
Diane Wade is the midday personality on WSEN. Her show broadcasts middays Monday through Saturday, in addition to a voicetracked evening shift on sister station WFBL.
During the noon hour Monday through Friday, Diane hosts the "Drive-Thru Cafe", where she takes listeners' requests and offers a chance to win lunch for two at a local eatery.
[edit] Other personalities
The rest of the day is hosted by Jim Tate (afternoon drive), John Carucci (evenings) and Spidr Murfee (overnights).
[edit] Syndicated programs
Syndicated programs heard on WSEN include SuperGold with Mike Harvey, American Gold with Dick Bartley, American Top 40 with Casey Kasem, Goddard's Gold with Steve Goddard, Back to the 70's with Charlie Tuna and American Hit List with M.G. Kelly (see the station's Web site for more detailed information).
[edit] External links
- 92.1 WSEN Homepage
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WSEN
- Radio Locator information on WSEN
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WSEN
- Radio Locator Information on WSEN
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