WAAF (AM)

WAAF

Simulcast of WILK-FM, Avoca
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Frequency	910 kHz
Branding	WILK Newsradio
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Premiere Networks Westwood One Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Penn State Nittany Lions
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
Sister stations	WGGY (HD2) WILK WILK-FM WKRZ WLMZ-FM WLMZ
History
First air date	1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Former call signs	WGBI (1925–2005) WBZU (2005–20)
Call sign meaning	"parked" call sign; see WKVB
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36200
Class	B
Power	900 watts day 440 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	41°24′34″N 75°40′01″W / 41.409514°N 75.666854°W / 41.409514; -75.666854
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/wilknews

WAAF (910 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Scranton, Pennsylvania. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WAAF airs a news/talk format. It is powered at 900 watts by day and 440 watts at night, using a non-directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is at the corner of Penn Avenue and Spruce Street, on the Scranton Times Building.^[2] In addition to a standard analog transmission, WAAF's programming is available online via Audacy.

WAAF is one of three simulcast radio stations in Northeastern Pennsylvania that call themselves WILK Newsradio, along with 103.1 WILK-FM in Avoca and 980 WILK in Wilkes-Barre. Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston.

"WILK Newsradio" has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts. At night, the stations air nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in The Morning. Weekends feature shows on money, health, technology and science. Weekend syndicated hosts include Kim Komando, Clark Howard, Dr. Michio Kaku and Art Bell Somewhere in Time. Some hours on weekends are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.

The stations also carries play-by-play sports including Penn State Nittany Lions football and basketball, as well as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins minor league hockey.