WNAW

WNAW
City North Adams, Massachusetts
Broadcast area Berkshire County
Branding 1230 AM WNAW
Slogan Your Hometown Station
Frequency 1230 kHz
First air date November 23, 1947 (1947-11-23)[1]
Format Adult Contemporary
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Class C
Facility ID 4823
Transmitter coordinates 42°41′3.00″N 73°6′23.00″W / 42.6841667°N 73.1063889°W / 42.6841667; -73.1063889
Callsign meaning North
Adams
Williamstown
Former callsigns WMNB (1947–1988)
Affiliations ABC News Radio, Boston Red Sox Radio Network
Owner Gamma Broadcasting, LLC
(Berkshire Broadcasting Co., Inc.)
Sister stations WBEC, WBEC-FM, WSBS, WUPE, WUPE-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website wnaw.com

WNAW (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to North Adams, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves northern Berkshire County. The station is owned by Gamma Broadcasting, LLC (through licensee subsidiary Berkshire Broadcasting Co., Inc.), and features programing from ABC News Radio.[2]

In August 2013, Gamma Broadcasting reached a deal to sell its Berkshire County radio stations, including WNAW, to Reed Miami Holdings;[3] the sale was canceled on December 30, 2013.[4] In October 2016, Gamma agreed to sell its stations to Galaxy Communications.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-212. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ "WNAW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Western Massachusetts Cluster Sold". All Access. August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ Venta, Lance (January 14, 2014). "Pittsfield Cluster Sale Withdrawn". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ Venta, Lance (October 17, 2016). "Galaxy Communications Acquires Pittsfield Cluster". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 19, 2017.


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