WHEN (AM)

WHEN
Broadcast areaSyracuse metropolitan area
Frequency620 kHz
BrandingPower 620
Programming
FormatUrban adult contemporary
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WBBS, WSYR, WSYR-FM, WWHT, WYYY
History
First air date
1941
Former call signs
WAGE (1941–1954)
Call sign meaning
the word "when"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID7080
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
43°5′32.24″N 76°11′20.73″W / 43.0922889°N 76.1890917°W / 43.0922889; -76.1890917
Translator(s)101.7 W269DT (Syracuse)
Repeater(s)106.9 WSYR-FM-HD2
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitepower620.iheart.com

WHEN (620 kHz "Power 620") is a commercial AM radio station in Syracuse, New York. WHEN airs an urban adult contemporary radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[2] The station carries The Steve Harvey Morning Show and the Keith Sweat Hotel, which are syndicated by iHeart subsidiary Premiere Networks. The offices and studios are on Plum Street in Syracuse.[3]

WHEN is powered at 5,000 watts by day, using a non-directional antenna. To avoid interfering with other stations on AM 620, WHEN reduces power at night to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna. The transmitter is off Old Liverpool Road in Liverpool.[4] Programming is also heard on 50 watt FM translator W269DT at 101.7 MHz.[5] It is also simulcast on the HD radio subchannel of WSYR-FM-HD2 at 106.9 MHz.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHEN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WHEN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  3. ^ Power620.com/contact
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHEN
  5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W269DT