WLSS

Coordinates: 27°21′17″N 82°23′06″W / 27.35472°N 82.38500°W / 27.35472; -82.38500
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WLSS
Bayshore Gardens)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteam930theanswer.com

WLSS (930

Salem Communications and airs a talk radio format. It is the oldest and most powerful AM station in the Sarasota-Bradenton radio market
. The studios are on West Laurel Street in Sarasota.

WLSS is a

Programming

Most of WLSS's weekday schedule is

.

Weekends on WLSS feature shows on money, health, guns, technology and movies, some of which are paid brokered programming. Syndicated weekend hosts include Kim Komando and Eric Metaxas. WLSS also serves as the Sarasota affiliate of the University of Florida Gators radio network, broadcasting football and men's basketball games.

History

The station

daytimer
station, required to go off the air at sunset. WKXY was powered at 1,000 watts and broadcast on 1540 kHz.

In the 1950s, WKXY made some big changes. It was given permission to move down the dial to 930 AM.[4] And that was coupled with nighttime authorization, powered at 500 watts. WKXY was no longer required to go off the air at night.

In 1999, the call letters changed to WUGL. And the call sign switched to WLSS in 2002.

On January 5, 2015, WLSS rebranded as "930 The Answer".[5] Many of Salem's talk stations around the country use "The Answer" as a moniker.

Translators

WLSS broadcasts on an

FM translator
as part of the FCC's AM Revitalization authorization.

Broadcast translator
for WLSS
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W)
HAAT
Class FCC info
W229BR 93.7 FM
Bayshore Gardens
140537 99 64 m (210 ft) D LMS

References

External links

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