WZUN (AM)

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Coordinates: 43°36′19″N 76°7′48″W / 43.60528°N 76.13000°W / 43.60528; -76.13000
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WZUN
Simulcasting WZUN-FM Phoenix, NY
Broadcast areaOswego & Syracuse, New York
Frequency1070 kHz
BrandingSunny 102
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
WKRL-FM, WKRH, WSGO, WTKV, WTKW, WTLB, WZUN-FM
History
First air date
August 8, 1974 (1974-08-08) (as WSCP)[1]
Former call signs
WSCP (1974–2018)
Call sign meaning
SUNny 102 (from sister station WZUN-FM)
Technical information
Facility ID1046
ClassD
Power2,500 watts days only
Transmitter coordinates
43°36′19″N 76°7′48″W / 43.60528°N 76.13000°W / 43.60528; -76.13000
Translator(s)106.1 W291BU (Fulton)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitesunnysyracuse.com

WZUN (1070 AM) is a radio station airing a classic hits format, twin-licensed to both Sandy Creek and Pulaski, New York, and effectively serving the Syracuse market to the south. The station is owned by Galaxy Communications, and is part of a simulcast with 102.1 WZUN-FM.[2]

By day, WZUN is powered at 2,500 watts non-directional. It is a daytime-only station, but uses an FM translator station broadcasting around the clock. W291BU at 106.1 MHz is licensed to Fulton, though this translator mainly covers Oswego.

History[edit]

Logo as an ESPN Deportes affiliate

The station signed on August 8, 1974[1] as WSCP, a country music radio station owned by Oswego Jefferson Broadcasting.[3] Wheat Hill Broadcasting bought the station in 1986.[4] In January 1987, Wheat Hill signed on WSCP-FM (101.7)[5] as a simulcast of the AM station.[6]

WSCP went into bankruptcy in 1992; in 1994, the stations went silent.[7] At the time of the shutdown, the AM station programmed a gospel music format, with country music continuing on WSCP-FM.[8] Tri-County Broadcasting bought WSCP and WSCP-FM out of bankruptcy in 1995,[9] and soon returned WSCP-FM to the air with country music;[10] in August 1996, the AM station returned to the air as a simulcast of WSCP-FM.[11] By June 2000, the stations had shifted to classic country.[12]

Galaxy Communications purchased the WSCP stations in 2001.[13] In May 2003, Galaxy began simulcasting WSCP-FM on translator station W267AL (101.3), bringing the station's programming to Syracuse.[14] WSCP-FM was sold to the Educational Media Foundation in 2007 and is now WGKV, part of the K-LOVE network. Galaxy retained WSCP, and switched it to a simulcast of classic rock station WTKW.[15] On March 5, 2010, WSCP switched to ESPN Deportes Radio, coinciding with sister stations WTLA and WSGO switching to ESPN Radio.[16][17] On June 6, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WZUN, sharing a call sign with its sister station on 102.1 MHz. ESPN Deportes Radio ceased operations in September 2019,[18] and the station became part of a simulcast with WZUN-FM.

Translator[edit]

Broadcast translator for WZUN
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W291BU 106.1 FM Fulton, Oswego County, New York 143125 250 D 43°24′56″N 76°27′54″W / 43.41556°N 76.46500°W / 43.41556; -76.46500 (W291BU) LMS

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-388. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "WZUN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 (PDF). 1975. p. C-132. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1987 (PDF). 1987. p. B-200. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  5. ^ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 (PDF). 1990. p. B-217. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "POTW: WSCP-FM 1987 Staff Reunion (2010)". CNYRadio.com. July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Hill, Mary Jo; Lighty, Todd (January 23, 1995). "Radio Signal Split The Difference". Syracuse Post Standard. p. A-4. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. November 2, 1994. p. 1. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Elsewhere" (PDF). The M Street Journal. March 1, 1995. p. 5. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. May 3, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. August 14, 1996. p. 2. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  12. ^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. June 28, 2000. p. 2. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  13. ^ "Galaxy Communications to acquire WSCP AM/FM". CNY Radio Archive. May 6, 2001. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  14. ^ "Galaxy's 101.3 FM translator flips to WSCP". CNY Radio Archive. May 13, 2003. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. ^ Fybush, Scott (February 26, 2007). "Canada's Astral Buys Standard". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  16. ^ "ESPN Radio Moving from WNSS to Galaxy Stations". 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  17. ^ NorthEastRadio Watch [@NERadioWatch] (November 4, 2010). "#NERW ESPN moves in Syr 3/5/10 - from Citadel's WNSS to Galaxy's 1200/1440, plus FM xltrs in Syr and Oswego, and Deportes on 1070 WSCP" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Fybush, Scott (June 17, 2019). "¡Adios, ESPN Deportes Radio!". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved June 18, 2019.

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