WNYH
| City of license | Huntington, New York |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 740 kHz |
| Format | Spanish Christian |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Power |
25,000 watts (day) 43 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 29259 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°51′4.00″N 73°26′16.00″W / 40.8511111°N 73.4377778°W |
| Callsign meaning | W New York Huntington[1] |
| Former callsigns |
WGSM (1951-2005)[2] World's Greatest Suburban Market[1] |
| Owner | Win Radio Broadcasting Corporation |
WNYH 740 AM, is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Christian format. Licensed to Huntington, New York, USA, it serves the Long Island area. The station is owned by Win Radio Broadcasting Corporation, with studios at 131 Jericho Turnpike in Jericho, New York.
History
WNYH signed on as WGSM in 1951, founded by Edward J. Fitzgerald.[3] Over the years the station has sported many formats, owned by many radio groups. Before it was owned by Barnstable Broadcasting, WGSM Under the former ownership WGSM sported an original Country Music format, with local band showcases on the weekend. Then the station simulcast WMJC 94.3 today's Best country; new ownership and GM approved the switch to becoming the New Yorky area's first Radio Disney affiliate—kids format in 1997. WGSM lost the Radio Disney affiliation in December 2000 after WQEW 1560 became New York City's Radio Disney affiliate. At that time WGSM began simulcasting the Adult Standards format of sister station WHLI 1100 AM.
In 2001 WGSM was sold to K Communications for $2.5 million. The format was changed to Korean language programming. Over the next few years WGSM spent a lot of time on and off the air. In 2004 a Korean group, were contacted by two local radio broadcasters, to lease the station. The two met in his Flushing broadcast center, and presented a proposal to Kwon and two associates to lease the station---then still known as WGSM, to flip it to country, with a secret formattics (A blend of Country-Rock) to be confidential until the station was announced operational again. The station was playing Korean language and music. The station was then sold to Win Radio Broadcasting Corporation and changed call letters to WNYH on 1 September 2005.
WNYH began playing an oldies format featuring music from the mid-1940s through the early 1980s.
On 21 October 2008, much of WNYH's broadcast day was leased to One Caribbean Radio, who previously bought time on WSNR 620 AM in Jersey City. Self-proclaimed "Global Mix" music aired sunrise – 10 am and 3 pm – sunset. Between the hours of 10 am and 3 pm programming varied and included infomercials, oldies music, Caribbean music, and brokered talk shows including former All the One Caribbean Radio programming terminated in late March 2009 for an unknown reason. They moved to WSKQ 97.9 FM HD2.
On January 1, 2011 the format was replaced by Radio Cantico Nuevo Spanish Christian format. It is now broadcasting 24 hours.
The station is licensed for daytime broadcast, to protect Toronto, Canada Class-A clear-channel station CFZM (until 2008, CHWO). However, it is authorized to broadcast at night at 43 watts which basically covers the greater Huntington village area.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Long Island Radio History: AM Stations". Retrieved April 10, 2013.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WNYH
- Radio-Locator Information on WNYH
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WNYH
- 740 WGSM/94.3 WCTO Stereo pictures
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