WSGO
WSGO (1440 AM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Oswego, New York, and serving the northern suburbs of the Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is owned by Galaxy Communications and airs a sports radio format.
| Broadcast area | Syracuse metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1440 kHz |
| Branding | ESPN Radio 100.1 (translator frequency) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio Syracuse Crunch Syracuse ISP Sports Network (Syracuse University) New York Giants Radio Network NFL on Westwood One. |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WKRL-FM, WKRH, WTKV, WTKW, WTLA, WZUN-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 6, 1961 |
Call sign meaning | W-"OSweGO" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 24130 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 45 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°24′56″N 76°28′00″W |
| Translator(s) | 100.1 W261AC (Oswego) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | espncny.com |
The station, like most of Galaxy Communications' Oswego cluster, is a direct repeater of a Syracuse sister station, in WSGO's case, AM 1200 WTLA. Like WTLA, it simulcasts its programming full-time on a 220 watt FM translator, W261AC, at 100.1 MHz).
WSGO operates at 1,000 watts by day. But at night, when radio waves travel farther, it reduces power to only 45 watts to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1440. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times, located on Dutch Ridge Road in Oswego, adjacent to Route 481.