WSYR (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Syracuse, NY |
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| Branding | News Radio 570 |
| Slogan | Central New York's News Leader |
| Frequency | 570 (kHz) |
| Format | News |
| ERP | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | W SYRacuse |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Website | 570wsyr.com |
WSYR-AM is a 5,000 watt radio station licensed to Syracuse, New York. Owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, it broadcasts a talk radio format. Referred to as "News Radio 570 WSYR," it shares news and resources with sister TV station WSYR-TV.
WSYR's programming is characteristic of most talk radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications, containing a local morning show with Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, and Coast to Coast AM. WSYR also carries a local show in afternoon drive.
WSYR has always tried to appeal to listeners with a large amount of local programming both during the morning drive and afternoon drive times, carrying only the most popular syndicated programs to fill in the other timeslots. WSYR has carried the Rush Limbaugh Show for over 15 years as of 2008. For many years the show was run delayed by one hour so a local noon news hour could also be run, during which the Paul Harvey mid-day report was included. At the current time the show is run live, with Glenn Beck before and the last segment of Beck pre-empted by Paul Harvey (even when Beck interviewed the 2008 Republican Presidential Nominee, Senator John McCain, the beginning of May 2008, WSYR still cut away for Paul Harvey). The current lineup also includes 6 hours of tape-delayed programming - The Sean Hannity Show from 7PM-10PM and The Savage Nation from 10PM to 1PM.[1] The Savage Nation aired on former competitor WFBL-AM 1390 until April 2008, when this station abandoned the talk format for an AM music format. [2]
Most recently the station has revamped it's weekend schedule to add more news and repeats of talk shows run during the week - Limbaugh, Hannity and Beck recaps all see airtime. Laura Ingraham also returned to WSYR as a highlights show on weekends beginning May 4th.[3] Long time listeners may remember that Laura originally aired in the 7-10PM timeslot before moving to her current syndication deal. It would appear that by wrapping up the strongest programs for the Syracuse market WSYR is attempting to prevent any possible future competitor, even though some listeners are unhappy enough to attempt to pull in WGY from Albany[1], who's signal can be faintly heard particularly east of Syracuse.
- CNYRadio.com. "WSYR To Pick Up The Savage Nation", CNYRadio.com, April 2, 2008. Accessed May 4, 2008.
- CNYRadio.com. "WSYR Picks Up Laura Ingraham", CNYRadio.com, April 21, 2008. Accessed May 4, 2008.
- 570WSYR.com. "WSYR On Air Schedule", 570WSYR.com, April 21, 2008. Accessed May 4, 2008.
[edit] Notes
- ^ per listener email read on The Jim Reith Show, May 1 or 2, 2008
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WSYR
- Radio Locator Information on WSYR
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WSYR
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