WFAS (AM)

WFAS
Broadcast areaWestchester County
Frequency
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 19, 1926; 98 years ago (1926-08-19)
Last air date
  • October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07)
  • (98 years, 49 days)
Former call signs
  • WBRS (1926–1928)
  • WCOH (1928–1932)
Former frequencies
  • 1420 kHz (1927–1928)
  • 1210 kHz (1928–1941)
  • 1240 kHz (1941–1943)
Call sign meaning
Frank A. Seitz, Sr.
Technical information
Facility ID14381
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°1′32.35″N 73°49′37.48″W / 41.0256528°N 73.8270778°W / 41.0256528; -73.8270778

WFAS (1230 AM, HD Radio) was a commercial digital-only radio station licensed to serve White Plains, New York. The station was owned by Cumulus Media and broadcast with 1,000 watts from its transmitter site on Secor Road, in Hartsdale, New York. WFAS aired a conservative talk radio format with programming from Westwood One, which is itself owned by Cumulus Media. News updates were supplied by USA Radio News.

The station began all-digital HD Radio broadcasting on May 24, 2021, after notifying the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[1]

  1. ^ "WFAS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.