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Broadcast area | Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1230 kHz |
Branding | The BIG WECK |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Oldies |
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History | |
First air date | August 1956 |
Former call signs | WNIA (1956–79) |
Call sign meaning | Kummelweck |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 1914 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°55′27″N 78°46′41″W / 42.92417°N 78.77806°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WECK (1230 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Cheektowaga, New York and serving the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Area. The station airs a locally produced and locally hosted oldies music format. The studios, offices and transmitter are located on Genesee Street in suburban Cheektowaga. WECK's programming is simulcast on three FM translator stations on 100.1, 100.5, and 102.9 MHz. The station is owned by Radio One Buffalo, LLC, headed by William Ostrander, also known as Buddy Shula.