WENU

WENU (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a soft oldies format simulcasting WROW out of Albany. Licensed to South Glens Falls, New York, United States, the station serves the Glens Falls area. Established in 1988 as WSTL, the station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting.[2]

WENU
Satellite of WROW, Albany
CitySouth Glens Falls, New York
Broadcast areaGlens Falls area
Frequency1410 kHz
BrandingMagic 590-1410 AM & 96.9-100.5 FM
SloganBest Oldies of All Time
Programming
FormatSoft Oldies
Ownership
OwnerPamal Broadcasting
(6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc.)
WROW, WMML, WKBE, WNYQ, WFFG
History
First air date
September 1988 (1988-09)[1] (as WSTL)
Former call signs
WGFN (1982–1987)
WSTL (1987–1998)
WBZA (1998–2000)
Technical information
Facility ID3157
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
103 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
43°19′43″N 73°38′58″W
Translator(s)96.9 W245DA (South Glens Falls)
Links
WebcastListen live
WebsiteMagic Albany

History

First usage of frequency in Glens Falls
See also: WMML

1410 AM went on the air as WSET in 1959, programming a middle of the road format; for a time, the station studios were located in the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls. In 1965, WSET changed its call letters to WBZA; the new call letters arose from the station owner's respect for WBZ in Boston. WSET and WBZA broadcast at 1410 AM with a "daytime only" license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). At sunset each day, the station would leave the air until the next day at 6am. In 1971, the format was flipped to Top 40. During the later 1970s, WBZA evolved to more of an adult contemporary format, and it eventually changed frequencies to 1230, in late 1982; that station is now WMML, a sister station to WENU.

Current station

From 1982 to 1988, the 1410 frequency previously occupied by WBZA was off the air, until returning as country music station WSTL in 1988. The station took on the WBZA call letters in early January 1998, and changed again in September 2000 to the current WENU.[3]

For a time being, WENU was a simulcast of the FM station, now WNYQ, with an Adult Standards format. When the FM changed to AC, WENU remained with Adult Standards. More recently, WENU has flipped to a Classic Country format.

On January 30, 2012, WENU, along with sister station WMML, signed off the air, as the antenna in Queensbury, New York was torn down to allow a new antenna to be put up in place. WENU returned to the air with a new nickname, "The U" on March 15, 2012 and a greater focus on community news coverage. WENU's new signal allows people in northern Warren County and southern Saratoga County to hear the station.

WENU's Classic Country format came to an end on February 22, 2013 while CBS Sports Radio came on February 23, 2013.

On January 3, 2019, WENU dropped its CBS Sports Radio format and began simulcasting WROW, its sister station in Albany which carries a soft oldies format.

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-312. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. "WENU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WENU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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