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WATN (AM)

Coordinates: 43°58′49.22″N 75°56′10.73″W / 43.9803389°N 75.9363139°W / 43.9803389; -75.9363139
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WATN
Frequency1240 kHz
Programming
FormatTalk
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerCommunity Broadcasters, LLC
WBDR, WEFX, WOTT, WTOJ
History
First air date
February 3, 1941; 83 years ago (1941-02-03)
Call sign meaning
Watertown
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11624
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
43°58′49.22″N 75°56′10.73″W / 43.9803389°N 75.9363139°W / 43.9803389; -75.9363139
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitecbwatertown.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

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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

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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

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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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