WADO

WADO
Broadcast areaNew York metropolitan area
Frequency1280 kHz
Branding
  • 1280 WADO
  • TUDN Radio Nueva York (Sports)
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatSports radio
AffiliationsTUDN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Latino Media Network
  • (Latino Media Network, LLC)
History
First air date
January 30, 1927 (1927-01-30)
Former call signs
  • WGL (1926–1928)
  • WOV (1928–1959)
Former frequencies
  • 678 kHz (1927)
  • 720 kHz (1927)
  • 1020 kHz (1927–1928)
  • 1130 kHz (1928–1940)
  • 1100 kHz (1940–1941)
Call sign meaning
Call letters phonetically sound similar to "radio"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70684
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts (day)
  • 7,200 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
40°49′36.36″N 74°4′30.51″W / 40.8267667°N 74.0751417°W / 40.8267667; -74.0751417
Repeater(s)96.3 WXNY-HD2 (New York)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.univision.com/radio/nueva-york-wado-am

WADO (1280 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York. It is owned by Latino Media Network, and broadcasts a Spanish-language sports radio format.

By day, WADO is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum permitted for American AM stations. But to protect other stations on 1280 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 7,200 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on New Jersey Route 120 in Carlstadt, New Jersey.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WADO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WADO-AM 1280 kHz - New York, NY". radio-locator.com.

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