WTLA

WTLA
North Syracuse, New York;
Broadcast area	Syracuse metropolitan area
Frequency	1200 kHz
Branding	ESPN Radio 97.7; (translator frequency)
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio; Syracuse Crunch; Syracuse ISP Sports Network (Syracuse University); New York Giants Radio Network; NFL on Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Galaxy Communications; (Galaxy Syracuse Licensee LLC);
Sister stations	WKRL-FM, WKRH, WSGO, WTKV, WTKW, WZUN-FM
History
First air date	August 1, 1959
Former call signs	WSOQ (1959–1984); WEZG (1984–1985); WURS (1985–1988); WXRA (1988–1991); WNSS (1991–1993); WKRL (1993–1995)
Former frequencies	1220 (1959–1991)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54546
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	43°09′06″N 76°07′58″W / 43.15167°N 76.13278°W
Translator(s)	97.7 W249BC (Mattydale)
Repeater(s)	1440 WSGO (Oswego)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	espncny.com

WTLA (1200 AM; "ESPN Radio 97.7") is a commercial radio station licensed to North Syracuse, New York, and serving the Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is owned by Galaxy Communications and airs a sports radio format. Programming is also simulcast on co-owned AM 1440 WSGO in Oswego, New York.

WTLA operates with 1,000 watts. Because 1200 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WOAI San Antonio, WTLA uses a directional antenna at night to avoid interference when radio waves travel farther. WTLA's transmitter is off Davis Road North in Cicero, New York, near Interstate 481.^[2] WTLA also is heard on 120-watt FM translator W249BC at 97.7 MHz in nearby Mattydale, New York.^[3]