WYLD (AM)

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WYLD
Image:Amen940.jpg
Broadcast area New Orleans
Branding "AMen 940"
Slogan WYLD for Jesus
Frequency 940 (kHz)
First air date 1960s
Format Urban Gospel
Power 10,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Class B
Callsign meaning play on the word WILD
Owner Clear Channel Communications
Sister stations KYRK, WNOE, WODT, WQUE, WRNO, WYLD (AM), WYLD-FM
Website http://www.am940.com/

WYLD is a traditional Urban Gospel outlet based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Clear Channel Communications stations broadcasts at 940 kHz with 10 kW-Daytime/500 W-Nighttime power.

[edit] History

WYLD was a very successful Urban Contemporary outlet in the 1960s and 1970s before it shifted its format to sister station WYLD-FM. The AM would later evolve to a community-oriented Urban Adult Contemporary format in the 1970s to its current format in the 1990s.

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