WGR

Broadcast areaWestern New York
Frequency550 kHz
BrandingWGR Sports Radio 550
Programming
FormatSports radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1922 (1922)
Former frequencies
  • 833 & 619 kHz (1922–1923)
  • 833 kHz (1923)
  • 940 kHz (1923–1927)
  • 990 kHz (1927–1928)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID56101
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°46′11″N 78°50′37″W / 42.76972°N 78.84361°W / 42.76972; -78.84361
Repeater(s)98.5 WKSE-HD4 (Niagara Falls)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/wgr550

WGR (550 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Buffalo, New York. Owned by Audacy, Inc., its studios and offices are located on Corporate Parkway in Amherst, and the transmitter site—utilized by WGR and co-owned WWKB—is in Hamburg.

In addition to a standard analog transmission, WGR is relayed by WKSE's fourth HD subchannel, and is available online via Audacy.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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