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| Broadcast area | Sarasota - Bradenton |
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| Frequency | 930 kHz |
| Branding | 930 The Answer |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Network | Townhall Radio News |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network Florida Gators Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | May 23, 1949 (as WKXY 1540) |
Former call signs | WKXY (1949–1999) WUGL (1999–2002) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59126 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts days 3,000 watts nights |
| Translator(s) | 93.7 W229BR (Bayshore Gardens) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | am930theanswer.com |
WLSS (930 kHz) is a commercial radio station in Sarasota, Florida. It is owned by Salem Communications and airs a talk radio format. It is the oldest and most powerful AM station in the Sarasota-Bradenton radio market. The studios are on West Laurel Street in Sarasota.
WLSS is a Class B AM station. By day, it is powered at 5,000 watts. But at night, to protect other stations on 930 AM, it reduces power to 3,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Lorraine Road in the Lakewood Ranch section of Sarasota.[2] Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W229BR at 93.7 MHz in Bayshore Gardens.[3]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLSS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLSS
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W229BR