WSYY (AM)

WSYY

City	Millinocket, Maine
Broadcast area	Millinocket, Maine
Frequency	1240 kHz
Programming
Format	Sports
Ownership
Owner	James Talbott (Katahdin Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	WSYY-FM, WKTJ-FM
History
First air date	1963
Former call signs	WMKR
Technical information
Facility ID	33469
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	45°40′24″N 68°43′7″W / 45.67333°N 68.71861°W / 45.67333; -68.71861
Translator(s)	102.5 W273DJ (Millinocket)

WSYY (1240 AM) is a radio station licensed to Millinocket, Maine, United States. The station serves the Northern and Downeast Maine area, from sun-up to sun-down, broadcasting only on weekends (but not between Monday-through-Friday). The station is currently owned by Katahdin Broadcasting, Inc.^[1] The station currently features programming from CBS News Radio and carries its newscasts at the top of every hour (and has been an affiliate of that network for many decades), as well as covering University of Maine Black Bears sports.^[2][3] The station also carries local high school sports. WSYY had since fallen silent for a while but had hinted on simulcasting over a new FM translator (on 102.5 MHz) in the future, when it resumes operations.^[4] On April 2, 2021, 1240 WSYY returned to the air and translator, 102.5 W273DJ debuted with the Opening Game of the Boston Red Sox.^[5][6] WSYY-AM-FM are unusual in that while stations are authorized to broadcast 24 hours a day, the stations both have sign-offs every day (WSYY signing off at the end of Boston Red Sox games and WSYY-FM broadcasting for approximately 18⅓ hours per day, 7 days a week (from 4:55 am through 11:15 pm ET)). WSYY broadcasts only during Boston Red Sox games.

References[]

External links[]

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

• W273DJ in the FCC FM station database
• W273DJ on Radio-Locator

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