WSYW
| Broadcast area | Indianapolis metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 810kHz |
| Branding | Exitos 94.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish languageadult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Indy Eleven |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Continental Broadcast Group, LLC |
| WEDJ,WNTS | |
| History | |
First air date | May 15, 1963(as WIGO) |
Former call signs | WIGO (1963–1966) WATI (1966–1984) WGRT (1984–1990) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 13795 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250wattsday |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°43′32″N86°11′8″W/ 39.72556°N 86.18556°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.3 W232DM (Indianapolis) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | exitos943.com |
WSYW(810AM) is acommercialradio stationinIndianapolis, Indiana.It broadcasts aSpanish languageadult contemporaryradio format,branded asExitos 94.3.The station is owned by Continental Broadcast Group, LLC.[2]
By day, WSYW is powered at 250wattsnon-directional.Because810 AMis aclear-channelfrequency, on whichKGOSan FranciscoandWGYSchenectadyshareClass Astatus, WSYW's AMtransmittermustsign offat night to avoid interference. Programming is heard around the clock on 250 wattFM translatorW232DMat 94.3MHz.
History
[edit]On May 15, 1963,the stationsigned onas WIGO. Luke Walton was owner and general manager with George L. Davis as one of thedisc jockeys.Studios were in the basement level of office building at 143 Delaware St.
In 1966, station was sold toSarkes Tarzian,who changed the format to a home growneasy listeningformat and the newcall signWATI.
It was sold to Continental Broadcast Group, LLC, with the call letters changed to WGRT on December 14, 1984. On February 15, 1990, the station changed its call sign to the current WSYW.[3]
Previous formats includehip-hop musicknown as "Yo! 8-1-0,"children's musicknown asRadio AAHSNetwork on February 1, 1995. Andclassical musicas a simulcast of 107.1 (nowWEDJ). Another children's show, MY FIRST RADIO, aired for less than a year. It ran from 7:30 to 8:30am weekdays and was produced by Stuart Lowry and Jim Walsh (of WITT).
On October 28, 2019, WSYW changed its format toSpanish languageAdult Contemporary,branded as "Exitos 94.3," simulcast onFM translatorW232DM (94.3 FM), as part of a format swap with sister stationWNTS(1590 AM).[4]
Previous logo
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References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WSYW".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WSYW Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^"WSYW Call Sign History".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^Indianapolis Spanish Stations Swap SignalsRadioinsight - October 29, 2019
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 13795 (WSYW)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WSYWinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 201340 (W232DM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W232DMat FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for WSYW
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