WYLD (AM)

WYLD
Broadcast areaNew Orleans metropolitan area
Frequency940 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
BrandingHallelujah 940
Programming
FormatUrban gospel
Ownership
Owner
WNOE-FM, WODT, WQUE-FM, WRNO-FM, WYLD-FM, WFFX
History
First air date
1948 (as WTPS)
Former call signs
WTPS (1948–1958)
Call sign meaning
play on the word "wild"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60707
ClassB
Power
  • 10,000 watts day
  • 500 watts night
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitehallelujah940.iheart.com

WYLD (940 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and it broadcasts an urban gospel radio format, known as "Hallelujah 940" Some Christian talk and teaching programs are also heard.

By day, WYLD’s transmitter power output is 10,000 watts. Because 940 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations XEQ in Mexico City and CFNV in Montreal, WYLD must reduce its power at night to 500 watts to avoid interference. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is off Tullis Drive in the Algiers district of New Orleans.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYLD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WYLD