WSLB

WSLB (1400 AM) is a sports radio station, operating from Ogdensburg, New York, United States. Prior to switching to a sports format, WSLB was an oldies radio station. WSLB is the affiliate of ESPN Radio for the St. Lawrence County area.

WSLB
Broadcast areaNorthern New York
Frequency1400 kHz
BrandingESPN 1400 AM
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerCommunity Broadcasters, LLC
WATN, WBDR, WEFX, WLFK, WOTT, WQTK, WTOJ
History
First air date
1940 (1940)
Call sign meaning
Where the Saint Lawrence Broadens
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66663
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
44°42′21″N 75°27′56″W
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWSLB Online

History

WSLB began broadcasting in 1940 as the Mutual Broadcasting System affiliate in Ogdensburg. The station switched to NBC in the early 1990s when it entered into a three-way simulcast with sister stations WIGS (1230) and WGIX (95.3) in Gouverneur, New York with an oldies format as "FSR -- Full-Service Radio. WIGS went off the air permanently in the mid-1990s and the two remaining stations simulcasted until WSLB took a conservative talk format as "Talk 1400" a few years ago. In 2006, the station picked up the ESPN Radio affiliation on weekends before going full-time beginning Saturday, December 1, 2007, dropping its talk format. On December 3, 2007, WQTK began running a similar talk format to the one that had once aired on WSLB.

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