WNAX (AM)

WNAX
Broadcast area
Frequency570 kHz
BrandingWNAX Radio 570
Programming
FormatNews/talk
NetworkCBS News Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications Inc.
  • (Saga Communications of South Dakota, LLC)
WNAX-FM
History
First air date
November 7, 1922; 102 years ago (1922-11-07)
Call sign meaning
None (sequentially assigned)[1][a]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57846
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Translator(s)96.9 K245DA (Yankton)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wnax.com

WNAX (570 AM) is a commercial radio station in Yankton, South Dakota. It airs a full service radio format including news, talk, sports and farm reports. It is owned by Saga Communications, with studios on East State Highway 50 in Yankton.

WNAX is a Class B station, powered at 5,000 watts. By day, it is non-directional. At night, to protect other stations on 570 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on 444th Avenue in Mission Hill, South Dakota.[3] Programming is also heard on FM translator K245DA at 96.9 MHz in Yankton.[4]

  1. ^ Radio Service Bulletin, December 1, 1922, "New Stations" section, page 3.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNAX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WNAX-AM
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/K245DA


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