WECK

WECK (1230 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Cheektowaga, New York and serving the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Area. The station airs a locally produced and locally hosted oldies music format. The studios, offices and transmitter are located on Genesee Street in suburban Cheektowaga. WECK's programming is simulcast on three FM translator stations at 100.1, 100.5, and 102.9 MHz. The station is owned by Radio One Buffalo, LLC, headed by William Ostrander, also known as Buddy Shula.

This article is about the radio station. For the sandwich roll of a similar name, see kummelweck. For the sandwich, see beef on weck. For other uses, see Weck.
WECK
Broadcast areaBuffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Frequency1230 kHz
BrandingThe BIG WECK
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatOldies
Ownership
Owner
  • Buddy Shula
  • (Radio One Buffalo, LLC)
History
First air date
August 1956 (1956-08)
Former call signs
WNIA (1956–79)
Call sign meaning
Kummelweck
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1914
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°55′27″N 78°46′41″W
Translator(s)
  • 100.1 W261EB (Lancaster)
  • 100.5 W263DC (Tonawanda)
  • 102.9 W275BB (Cheektowaga)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.bigweck.com
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