WSYR (AM)

WSYR

Syracuse, New York United States
Broadcast area	Central New York
Frequency	570 kHz
Branding	Newsradio 570 WSYR
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WBBS, WHEN, WSYR-FM, WWHT, WYYY
History
First air date	September 15, 1922; 102 years ago (1922-09-15)
Former call signs	WMAC (1922–1930) WSYR (1926–1930) WSYR-WMAC (1930–1933) WSYR-WSYU (1933–1940)
Former frequencies	833 kHz (1922-1923) 1150 kHz (1923-1924) 1090 kHz (1924-1926) 850 kHz (1926–1927) 1330 kHz (1927) 1020 kHz (1927–1928)
Call sign meaning	Syracuse
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48720
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	42°59′13.24″N 76°9′7.73″W / 42.9870111°N 76.1521472°W / 42.9870111; -76.1521472
Repeater(s)	106.9 WSYR-FM (Solvay)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	wsyr.iheart.com

WSYR (570 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Syracuse, New York, and serving Central New York. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a news/talk format, calling itself "Newsradio 570 WSYR". The station has simulcast on WSYR-FM (106.9 MHz) in Solvay since January 2011. The studios and offices are on Plum Street in Syracuse.

WSYR transmits with 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is off Valley Drive at Dorwin Avenue near Onondaga Creek.^[2]