WAUB

WAUB
City	Auburn, New York
Broadcast area	Finger Lakes
Frequency	1590 kHz
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Affiliations	Premiere Networks; Westwood One; Fox News Radio; CBS Radio News; Buffalo Bills Radio Network; Syracuse Orangemen Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Auburn Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	WCGR, WFLK, WFLR, WGVA, WNYR-FM
History
First air date	December 24, 1959 (62 years ago)
Call sign meaning	W AUBurn
Technical information
Facility ID	43791
Class	B
Power	450 watts days; 1,000 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates	42°54′34″N 76°36′9″W / 42.90944°N 76.60250°W
Translator(s)	96.3 MHz W242DC (Auburn); 98.1 W251AJ (Melrose Park)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	FingerLakesDailyNews.com/WAUB

WAUB (1590 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Auburn, New York. The station is part of the Finger Lakes Radio Group, and is owned by Auburn Broadcasting, Inc.^[1] WAUB and co-owned WGVA 1240 AM in Geneva, New York, simulcast a talk radio format.

By day, WAUB is powered at 450 watts. At night, power increase to 1,000 watts. WAUB uses a directional antenna at all times to protect other stations on 1590 AM.^[2] Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator 98.1 W251AJ in Melrose Park, New York^[3] and 250 watt translator 96.3 W242DC in Auburn.^[4]

Programming[]

Weekdays begin with a news and information show hosted by Ted Baker. The rest of the weekday schedule is mostly nationally syndicated talk shows from Brian Kilmeade, Dave Ramsey, Mark Levin, Ben Shapiro, Jared Dillian, Jim Bohannon and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Weekends feature shows on money, health, the outdoors, home improvement, science, law, cars, travel and gardening. Weekend hosts include Rudy Maxa, Dr. Michio Kaku and Lee Habeeb.

WAUB and WGVA carry Syracuse Orangemen football and Buffalo Bills NFL football. Most hours begin with world and national news from CBS Radio News.

History[]

On Christmas Eve, 1959, WAUB first signed on the air.^[5] It began as a 500 watt daytimer station, required to go off the air at sunset. It was owned by the Atom Broadcasting Company.

References[]

^ "WAUB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WAUB
^ Radio-Locator.com/W251AJ
^ Radio-Locator.com/W242DC
^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-1962 page B-108

External links[]

WAUB in the FCC AM station database
WAUB on Radio-Locator
WAUB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[1] "WAUB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] Radio-Locator.com/WAUB

[3] Radio-Locator.com/W251AJ

[4] Radio-Locator.com/W242DC

[5] Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-1962 page B-108

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