WADS
| Currently silent | |
|---|---|
| |
Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 690 kHz |
| Branding | Radio Amor |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Amor, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1956 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 54481 | |
| Class | D |
| Power | 3,200 watts (daytime only) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°20′46″N 73°06′51″W / 41.34611°N 73.11417°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | amor690 |
WADS (690 AM) is a radio station licensed to Ansonia, Connecticut, owned by Radio Amor, Inc. The station serves the Greater Bridgeport and New Haven areas.
By day, WADS is powered with 3,200 watts. It must sign off the air at night to avoid interference to Canadian station CKGM.
WADS went silent on August 12, 2022, due to losing its transmitter site.[2] On August 31, 2024, the station resumed operations at a temporary transmitter site in Derby.[3] The station went off the air again on August 27, 2025.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WADS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ Dejesus, Richard (September 29, 2022). "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Resumption of Operations of an AM Station Application". fcc.gov. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ↑ Jackson, Dennis (August 29, 2025). "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 54481 (WADS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WADS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- "History Cards for WADS". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
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