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| Broadcast area | New York metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1600 kHz |
| Branding | New York's BIN 1600 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | All-news radio |
| Affiliations | Black Information Network |
| Ownership | |
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| WAXQ, WHTZ, WKTU, WLTW, WOR, WWPR-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 26, 1926 |
Call sign meaning | Woodside Radio Laboratory |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68906 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°47′44″N 74°03′18″W / 40.79556°N 74.05500°W |
| Repeater(s) | 105.1 WWPR-HD3 (New York) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | newyork |
WWRL (1600 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station airs an all-news radio format as an affiliate of the Black Information Network (BIN).
By day, WWRL broadcasts at 25,000 watts; at night, to protect other stations on 1600 AM, it reduces power to 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. Its transmitter is on Radio Avenue in Secaucus, New Jersey, near the Hackensack River.[2]
In addition to a standard analog transmission, WWRL programming is also carried on the third HD subchannel of WWPR-FM, and is available online via iHeartRadio.