WATN (AM)

WATN
Watertown, New York; United States;
Frequency	1240 kHz
Programming
Format	Talk
Affiliations	CBS News Radio; Fox News Radio; Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks; Salem Radio Network; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	Community Broadcasters, LLC
Sister stations	WBDR, WEFX, WOTT, WTOJ
History
First air date	February 3, 1941; 83 years ago
Call sign meaning	Watertown
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11624
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	43°58′49.22″N 75°56′10.73″W / 43.9803389°N 75.9363139°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	cbwatertown.com/watn/

WATN (1240 AM) is a commercial radio station in Watertown, New York. The station airs a talk radio format and is owned by Community Broadcasters, LLC.^[2]

WATN is powered at 1,000 watts using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is off Wealtha Avenue in Watertown.^[3]

Programming

Most weekday programs on WATN are nationally syndicated conservative talk shows. Two local programs are heard each weekday: Hotline, an hour-long lunchtime show hosted by former Watertown Mayor Jeffrey Graham, and Live at Five, an afternoon drive time show hosted by Glenn Curry. Syndicated hosts include Hugh Hewitt, Chris Plante, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, John Batchelor and Red Eye Radio.

Weekend syndicated hosts include Gary Sullivan (home repair), Bill Handel (law), Ron Ananian (car repair), Michio Kaku (science), Joe Pags, Howie Carr and a Sunday night oldies show. Most hours begin with world and national news from CBS News Radio.

History

WATN first signed on the air on February 3, 1941.^[4] It is Watertown's oldest radio station, beating 1300 WWNY (now 790 WTNY) by three months.

WATN was first owned by the Watertown Broadcasting Corporation with studios at 118 Washington Street. It originally broadcast with 250 watts and has always used WATN as its call sign.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WATN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WATN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WATN
^ Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1942 page 160

External links

Official Web site
Facility details for Facility ID 11624 (WATN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WATN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
"History Cards for WATN". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WATN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WATN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] Radio-Locator.com/WATN

[4] Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1942 page 160

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