WLSS

WLSS
Broadcast areaSarasota - Bradenton
Frequency930 kHz
Branding930 The Answer
Programming
FormatTalk radio
NetworkTownhall Radio News
AffiliationsSalem Radio Network
Florida Gators Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 23, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-05-23) (as WKXY 1540)
Former call signs
WKXY (1949–1999)
WUGL (1999–2002)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID59126
ClassB
Power5,000 watts days
3,000 watts nights
Translator(s)93.7 W229BR (Bayshore Gardens)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteam930theanswer.com

WLSS (930 kHz) is a commercial radio station in Sarasota, Florida. It is owned by Salem Communications and airs a talk radio format. It is the oldest and most powerful AM station in the Sarasota-Bradenton radio market. The studios are on West Laurel Street in Sarasota.

WLSS is a Class B AM station. By day, it is powered at 5,000 watts. But at night, to protect other stations on 930 AM, it reduces power to 3,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Lorraine Road in the Lakewood Ranch section of Sarasota.[2] Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W229BR at 93.7 MHz in Bayshore Gardens.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLSS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLSS
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W229BR