WMCA (AM)

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WMCA

New York, New York United States
Broadcast area	New York metropolitan area
Frequency	570 kHz
Branding	AM 570 and 102.3 FM The Mission WMCA
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Christian radio
Network	Salem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group (Salem Media of New York, LLC)
Sister stations	WNYM
History
First air date	February 6, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-02-06)
Call sign meaning	Named for the Hotel McAlpin, the station's original studio and antenna location
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58626
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	40°45′10.37″N 74°06′13.51″W / 40.7528806°N 74.1037528°W / 40.7528806; -74.1037528
Translator(s)	102.3 W272DX (New York)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	wmca.com

WMCA (570 AM) is a radio station licensed to New York, New York. Owned by Salem Media Group, the station programs a Christian radio format consisting of teaching and talk programs. The station's studios are in Lower Manhattan and are shared with co-owned WNYM (970 AM). WMCA's transmitter is located along Belleville Turnpike in Kearny, New Jersey. WMCA's programming is simulcast on a 250-watt translator, W272DX (102.3 MHz), from a tower in Clifton, New Jersey.

Prior to switching to its current programming in 1989, WMCA was a talk radio station during the 1970s and 1980s, and earlier a Top 40 outlet featuring a lineup of disc jockeys known as the "Good Guys". WMCA is credited with having been the first New York radio station to broadcast a recording by The Beatles.^[2]