WAAF (AM)

WAAF
Simulcast of WILK-FM, Avoca
Broadcast areaScranton/Wilkes-Barre
Frequency910 kHz
BrandingWILK Newsradio
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Former call signs
  • WGBI (1925–2005)
  • WBZU (2005–20)
Call sign meaning
"parked" call sign; see WKVB
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36200
ClassB
Power900 watts day
440 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°24′34″N 75°40′01″W / 41.409514°N 75.666854°W / 41.409514; -75.666854
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/wilknews

WAAF (910 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Scranton, Pennsylvania. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WAAF airs a news/talk format. It is powered at 900 watts by day and 440 watts at night, using a non-directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is at the corner of Penn Avenue and Spruce Street, on the Scranton Times Building.[2] In addition to a standard analog transmission, WAAF's programming is available online via Audacy.

WAAF is one of three simulcast radio stations in Northeastern Pennsylvania that call themselves WILK Newsradio, along with 103.1 WILK-FM in Avoca and 980 WILK in Wilkes-Barre. Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston.

"WILK Newsradio" has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts. At night, the stations air nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in The Morning. Weekends feature shows on money, health, technology and science. Weekend syndicated hosts include Kim Komando, Clark Howard, Dr. Michio Kaku and Art Bell Somewhere in Time. Some hours on weekends are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.

The stations also carries play-by-play sports including Penn State Nittany Lions football and basketball, as well as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins minor league hockey.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAAF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WAAF