WINS (AM)
WINS (1010 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to New York, New York, owned by Audacy, Inc. It features an all-news format known as 1010 WINS, with the call sign phonetically pronounced as "wins". WINS's studios are located in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood in lower Manhattan, and its transmitter is located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
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| Broadcast area | New York metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1010 kHz |
| Branding | 1010 WINS |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | All-news radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| WCBS, WCBS-FM, WFAN, WFAN-FM, WINS-FM, WNEW-FM, WXBK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1924 |
Former call signs | WGBS (1924–1934) |
Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | named for onetime owner Hearst Newspapers' International News Service |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25451 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°48′14.36″N 74°06′22.51″W |
| Repeater(s) | 92.3 WINS-FM (New York) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WINS is the oldest continuously operating all-news station in the United States, having adopted the format on April 19, 1965, under former owner Westinghouse Broadcasting, and is one of two all-news stations in the New York City market owned by Audacy, with WCBS (880 AM) being the other. The station's nighttime signal, via ionosphere skywave propagation, reaches much of the eastern half of North America.
WINS formerly broadcast in the HD Radio (hybrid) format. As of October 27, 2022, WINS is simulcasting on WINS-FM (92.3 FM).