WNYH
| City | Huntington, New York |
|---|---|
| Branding | Radio Cantico Nuevo |
| Frequency | 740 kHz |
| First air date | 1951 (as WGSM) |
| Format | Spanish Christian |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Power | 25,000 watts (day) 43 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 29259 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°51′4.00″N 73°26′16.00″W / 40.8511111°N 73.4377778°W |
| Callsign meaning | W New York Huntington |
| Former callsigns | WGSM (1951-2005) World's Greatest Suburban Market |
| Owner | Win Radio Broadcasting Corporation |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WNYH (740 AM "Radio Cantico Nuevo") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language Christian radio format. Licensed to Huntington, New York, United States, it serves the Long Island area. The station is owned by Win Radio Broadcasting Corporation, with studios at 131 Jericho Turnpike in Jericho, New York.
WNYH signed on as WGSM in 1951 with studios originally in the Sammis Building on New York Avenue in Huntington. Edward J. Fitzgerald founded the station and Jack Ellsworth (WALK, WLIM) was the original PD. In 1968 they moved to Rt 110 and the Northern State Parkway. Over the years, the station has sported many formats and been owned by many radio groups.
In 1995 WGSM switched from soft adult contemporary to country, with local band showcases on the weekend. Then the station simulcast WMJC 94.3; a short time later, new ownership and GM approved the station's switch to becoming the New York area's first Radio Disney affiliate in 1997. WGSM lost the Radio Disney affiliation in December 1998 after WQEW became New York City's Radio Disney affiliate. At that time, WGSM began simulcasting the Adult Standards format of sister station WHLI 1100 AM.
In 2001 WGSM was sold to K Communications for $2.5 million. The format was changed to Korean language programming. Over the next few years, WGSM spent a lot of time on and off the air. In 2004, a Korean group was contacted by two local radio broadcasters, to lease the station. The two met in his Flushing broadcast center, and presented a proposal to Kwon and two associates to lease the station---then still known as WGSM, to flip it to country, with a secret formattics (A blend of Country-Rock) to be confidential until the station was announced operational again. The station was playing Korean language and music. The station was then sold to Win Radio Broadcasting Corporation and changed call letters to WNYH on 1 September 2005.
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