WWSC (1450 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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. Licensed to

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, the station serves Warren, Washington, and northern Saratoga counties (from which the WWSC call letters are derived). It is owned by Regional Radio Group, LLC. WWSC originally

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in 1946. WWSC is powered at 1,000

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s by day. It drops its power slightly to 940 watts at night to protect other stations on

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when radio waves travel further. Programming is also heard on

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93.1 W226CP. The station brands itself around the translator's dial position, calling itself "93 WSC."

Previous talk programming

On weekdays, national syndicated programs heard on WWSC began with Hugh Hewitt, followed by Mike Gallagher,

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, '' The Dave Ramsey Show'', Lars Larson, John Batchelor, ''

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with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara'' and ''

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.'' Local talk shows included ''Off the Rails with Gonzo Gates'' on Mondays and ''I'm In with the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce'' Fridays. WWSC weekends included ''The Bobby Likis Car Clinic'', ''The Weekend with

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'', '' The Frommers Travel Show'', '' At Home with Gary Sullivan'', ''Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor'' and ''Healthtalk with Dr. Ronald Hoffman''. WWSC featured coverage of local

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and

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. WWSC's sports coverage garnered multiple New York State Broadcasters awards. WWSC was one of the stations on the

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Hockey Team Radio Network.

History

WWSC originally

the air on . It was owned by Great Northern Radio with its studios at 11 South Street. WWSC was a

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of the

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and later

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. At first it was powered at only 250 watts. But by the 1950s, the daytime power was boosted to 1,000 watts, while it continued to broadcast at 250 watts at night. In 1959, WWSC was acquired by Normandy Broadcasting. It featured a

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middle of the road format of popular music, news and sports. In September 1967, it added an FM companion, WWSC-FM 95.9 (now WCQL

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). At first WWSC-FM

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the AM station but later began airing an

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sound. In the 1990s, as listeners increasingly turned to FM radio for music, WWSC completed its transition to a talk format. In 2008, WWSC was acquired by the Regional Radio Group LLC. On May 14, 2021, WWSC changed their format from talk to classic rock, branded as “93 WSC The Legend”.WWSC Flips To Classic Rock
Radioinsight - June 2, 2021

References

External links

* * {{Classic Rock Radio Stations in New York WSC Radio stations established in 1946 1946 establishments in New York (state) Classic rock radio stations in the United States