WNYM

WNYM
Broadcast areaNew York metropolitan area
Frequency970 kHz
BrandingAM 970, The Answer
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatConservative talk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WMCA
History
First air date
August 1926; 98 years ago (1926-08)
Former call signs
  • WKBD (1926)
  • WAAT (1926–1958)
  • WNTA (1958–1962)
  • WJRZ (1962–1971)
  • WWDJ (1971–2008)
  • WTTT (2008)
Call sign meaning
"New York Metro"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58635
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts (day)
  • 5,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
40°54′40.36″N 74°1′40.5″W / 40.9112111°N 74.027917°W / 40.9112111; -74.027917
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websiteam970theanswer.com

WNYM (970 AM) – branded "AM 970 The Answer" – is a commercial radio station licensed to Hackensack, New Jersey, and serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is owned by Salem Media Group and programs a conservative talk radio format. Its studios are shared with co-owned WMCA (570 AM) on Broadway in Lower Manhattan.

By day, WNYM is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for U.S. AM stations. But at night, to avoid interference to other stations, WNYM reduces power to 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on Commerce Way in Hackensack, near New Jersey Route 4 and the Hackensack River.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNYM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WNYM-AM 970 kHz - Hackensack, NJ". radio-locator.com.