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WENU

Satellite of WROW, Albany
South Glens Falls, New York United States
Broadcast area	Glens Falls, New York
Frequency	1410 kHz
Branding	Magic 96.9 and AM 1410
Programming
Format	Soft oldies
Ownership
Owner	Pamal Broadcasting (6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	WROW, WMML, WKBE, WNYQ, WFFG-FM
History
First air date	September 1988 (1988-09) (as WSTL)
Former call signs	WGFN (1982–1987) WSTL (1987–1998) WBZA (1998–2000)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	3157
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 103 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	43°19′45.26″N 73°38′52.42″W / 43.3292389°N 73.6478944°W / 43.3292389; -73.6478944
Translator(s)	96.9 W245DA (South Glens Falls)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.albanymagic.com

WENU (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a soft oldies format simulcasting WROW out of Albany. Licensed to South Glens Falls, New York, United States, the station serves the Glens Falls area. Established in 1988 as WSTL, the station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting.

History

First usage of frequency in Glens Falls

The 1410 frequency went on the air as WSET in 1959, programming a middle of the road format; for a time, the station studios were located in the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls. In 1965, WSET changed its call letters to WBZA; the new call letters arose from the station owner's respect for WBZ in Boston. WSET and WBZA broadcast at 1410 AM with a "daytime only" license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). At sunset each day, the station would leave the air until the next day at 6am. In 1971, the format was flipped to Top 40. During the later 1970s, WBZA evolved to more of an adult contemporary format, and it eventually changed frequencies to 1230, in late 1982; that station is now WMML, a sister station to WENU.

Current station

From 1982 to 1988, the 1410 frequency previously occupied by WBZA was off the air, until returning as country music station WSTL in 1988. The station took on the WBZA call letters in early January 1998, and changed again in September 2000 to the current WENU.

During the early 2000s, WENU was a simulcast of WENU-FM, now WNYQ, with an adult standards format. When the FM changed to AC, WENU remained with adult standards. More recently, WENU flipped to a classic country format.

On January 30, 2012, WENU, along with sister station WMML, signed off the air, as the antenna in Queensbury, New York, was torn down to allow a new antenna to be put up in place. WENU returned to the air with a new nickname, "The U" on March 15, 2012, and a greater focus on community news coverage. WENU's new signal allows people in northern Warren County and southern Saratoga County to hear the station.

WENU's classic country format came to an end on February 22, 2013; the following day, the station switched to a sports radio format supplied by CBS Sports Radio. On January 3, 2019, WENU dropped CBS Sports Radio and began simulcasting WROW, its sister station in Albany which carries a soft oldies format.

Translator

References

1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-312. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WENU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "WENU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
4. "WENU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 3157 (WENU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WENU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 200832 (W245DA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W245DA at FCCdata.org

• Radio stations in New York (state)
• Radio stations established in 1988
• Oldies radio stations in the United States
• Pamal Broadcasting
• 1988 establishments in New York (state)
• Saratoga County, New York