WNGZ (AM)

WNGZ
Broadcast areaCorning, New York
Elmira, New York
Lansing, New York
Ithaca, New York
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingWingz 93
Programming
FormatActive rock
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Buffalo Bills Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Seven Mountains Media
  • (Southern Belle, LLC)
WCBF, WMTT-FM, WNKI, WPHD, WZHD
History
First air date
1968 (1968) (as WGMF at 1500)
Former call signs
WGMF (1968–1999)
WBZD (1999)
WGMF (1999–2004)
WTYX (2004–2008)[1]
WRCE (2008–2020)
Former frequencies
1500 kHz (1968–1984)
Call sign meaning
WiNGZ
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49446
ClassC
Power880 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°21′11″N 76°52′13″W / 42.35306°N 76.87028°W / 42.35306; -76.87028
Translator(s)
  • 93.1 W226BA (Elmira)
  • 93.5 W228DN (Corning)
Repeater(s)96.1 WCBF-HD4 (Elmira)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewingz93.com

WNGZ (1490 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve Watkins Glen, New York. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media. The AM station first signed on in 1968 and has undergone numerous call letter and format changes since 1990. From 2014 to 2020 the AM station carried a classic country format.

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  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNGZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.