| Broadcast area | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 730 kHz |
| Branding | Ritmo FM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Tropical music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Geos Communications |
| WGMA, WGMF, WGMF-FM, WGMM | |
| History | |
First air date | February 1947 (as WHWL) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "parked" call sign; see WGMA |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59757 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°13′9″N 75°59′15″W / 41.21917°N 75.98750°W |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | ritmo |
WAZL (730 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to the city of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and serves the Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, and Hazleton radio markets with a tropical music format, switching from adult standards and Tropical and Spanish language adult contemporary and classic hits formats[2] in October 2023.[3][4]
WAZL broadcasts on a frequency of 730 kHz with 1,000 watts of power during the daytime with a non-directional antenna. During the nighttime hours, the station must reduce its power to 12 watts. The power reduction at nighttime is required by rules set by the Federal Communications Commission in order to avoid interference from CKAC, a Canadian Class A radio station also on 730 kHz. WAZL also broadcasts at a frequency of 94.9 MHz with 250 watts of power from a site atop Bald Mtn near Keyser Valley/Scranton, Pennsylvania, which covers Scranton, Old Forge, Avoca, Dickson City, Pittston, and Jessup, Pennsylvania. WAZL also broadcasts at a frequency of 95.3 MHz with 99 watts of power from a site atop Penobscot Mountain near Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, which covers Wilkes-Barre, Mountain Top, Wyoming, Nanticoke, Dallas, West Pittston, and Kingston, Pennsylvania. WAZL also broadcasts at a frequency of 99.5 MHz with 55 watts of power from a site in Hazleton Heights PA atop the 1490 tower near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, which covers Hazleton, Freeland, Drums, West Hazleton, and Conyngham, Pennsylvania.