WSYR-FM

For the former WSYR-FM in Gifford, Florida, see WPHR-FM.
WSYR-FM
Simulcast of WSYR, Syracuse
Broadcast areaSyracuse metropolitan area
Frequency106.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingNewsradio 570 WSYR
Programming
FormatNews/talk
Subchannels
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WBBS, WHEN, WSYR, WWHT, WYYY
History
First air date
July 19, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-07-19)[1]
Former call signs
  • WMBO-FM (1949–1970)
  • WRLX (1970–1981)
  • WPCX (1981–1997)
  • WHCD (1997–2001)
  • WPHR (2001–2005)
  • WPHR-FM (2005–2011)
Call sign meaning
Syracuse
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25018
ClassB1
ERP9,000 watts
HAAT124 meters (407 ft)
Translator(s)101.3 W267AL (Syracuse; relays HD3)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewsyr.iheart.com/

WSYR-FM (106.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Solvay, New York, and serving the Syracuse metropolitan area and Central New York. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a talk radio format, simulcast with WSYR 570 AM since January 2011. The studios and offices are on Plum Street in Syracuse.

WSYR-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 9,000 watts. The transmitter is off West Seneca Turnpike, on the campus of Onondaga Community College in Syracuse.[3] WSYR-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. One of its digital subchannels simulcasts the urban adult contemporary programming of co-owned WHEN 620 AM. Another subchannel carries Christian worship music from the "Air1" network.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference start date was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSYR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WSYR-FM