WSGO

WSGO
Broadcast areaSyracuse metropolitan area
Frequency1440 kHz
BrandingESPN Radio 100.1
(translator frequency)
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse ISP Sports Network (Syracuse University)
New York Giants Radio Network
NFL on Westwood One.
Ownership
Owner
WKRL-FM, WKRH, WTKV, WTKW, WTLA, WZUN-FM
History
First air date
March 6, 1961
Call sign meaning
W-"OSweGO"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID24130
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
45 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
43°24′56″N 76°28′00″W / 43.41556°N 76.46667°W / 43.41556; -76.46667
Translator(s)100.1 W261AC (Oswego)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteespncny.com

WSGO (1440 AM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Oswego, New York, and serving the northern suburbs of the Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is owned by Galaxy Communications and airs a sports radio format.

The station, like most of Galaxy Communications' Oswego cluster, is a direct repeater of a Syracuse sister station, in WSGO's case, AM 1200 WTLA.[2] Like WTLA, it simulcasts its programming full-time on a 220 watt FM translator, W261AC, at 100.1 MHz).[3]

WSGO operates at 1,000 watts by day. But at night, when radio waves travel farther, it reduces power to only 45 watts to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1440. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times, located on Dutch Ridge Road in Oswego, adjacent to Route 481.[4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSGO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WSGO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "W261AC-FM 100.1 MHz - Oswego, NY". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ^ "WSGO-AM 1440 kHz - Oswego, NY". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.