WABC (AM)

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WABC

New York, New York United States
Broadcast area	New York metropolitan area
Frequency	770 kHz
Branding	Talkradio 77 WABC
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Conservative talk radio
Affiliations	Fox News Radio NBC News Radio Salem Radio Network Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	John Catsimatidis[1][2] (Red Apple Media, Inc.)
Sister stations	WLIR-FM
History
First air date	October 1, 1921 (102 years ago) (1921-10-01)
Former call signs	WJZ (1921–1953)
Former frequencies	833 kHz (1921–1923) 660 kHz (1923–1928) 760 kHz (1928–1941)
Call sign meaning	formerly owned by the American Broadcasting Company
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	70658
Class	A (Clear channel)
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	40°52′50.36″N 74°4′9.51″W / 40.8806556°N 74.0693083°W / 40.8806556; -74.0693083 (main) 40°52′50″N 74°4′5″W / 40.88056°N 74.06806°W / 40.88056; -74.06806 (WABC (auxiliary)) (auxiliary)
Repeater(s)	107.1 WLIR-FM (Hampton Bays)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	www.wabcradio.com

WABC (770 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York City, carrying a conservative talk radio format known as "Talkradio 77". Owned by John Catsimatidis' Red Apple Media, the station's studios are located in Red Apple Media headquarters on Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan and its transmitter is in Lodi, New Jersey. Its 50,000-watt non-directional clear channel signal can be heard at night throughout much of the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada. It is the primary entry point for the Emergency Alert System in the New York metropolitan area and New Jersey. WABC simulcasts on WLIR-FM in Hampton Bays, New York, on eastern Long Island.^[4]

Owned and operated by the American Broadcasting Company for much of its history, it is one of the country's oldest radio stations. WABC began broadcasting in early October 1921, originally as WJZ in Newark, New Jersey. From 1943 through 2007, the station served as the flagship for the original ABC Radio Network (and its direct predecessor, the Blue Network) and ABC's radio news service. While WABC has been a talk radio station since 1982, the station broadcast a Top 40 music format from 1960 to 1982. Starting in the 1960s to 1978, WABC was not only the dominant contemporary music station in New York City, but was also among the most listened-to radio stations in North America, serving as a template for many other Top 40 stations around the country.