WSBA (AM)
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| City | York, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | York-Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Branding | News Radio 910 |
| Frequency | 910 kHz (also on HD Radio via WSOX-HD2) |
| First air date | 1942 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 73979 |
| Callsign meaning | Susquehanna Broadcasting Associates (Former owner) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One News |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media Inc. (Radio License Holding SRC LLC) |
| Sister stations | WARM-FM, WSOX, WGLD |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | wsba910.com |
WSBA (910 AM, "News Talk 910") is a radio station in York, Pennsylvania. The station used to be owned by Susquehanna Radio until 2005, when it was purchased by Cumulus Media. During the 1960s and 1970s, WSBA was a leading top 40 music station in the Harrisburg-York-Lancaster area; it was also the flagship station of Susquehanna Radio's top 40 stations (which also included WHLO, WARM, and WICE).
An article in the Gazette and Daily July 24, 1942 headed "Will Occupy New Radio Station Monday" quotes the Station Manager Robert L. Kauffman as saying the station will go on the air sometime in the late summer. Otis Morse will be the Program Director and Willis Weaver will be the chief engineer. A terse advertisement in The Gazette and Daily August 26, 1942 (Page 2 bottom of Column 1), simply said, "On the air soon - 900 the mid-point on your dial." This ad was repeated on August 27, 1944. and on August 28 and August 29.
The announcement of opening on September 1, 1942 came in The Gazette and Daily on August 31, 1942.
The September 1, 1942 Gazette and Daily Page 2 article announced, 'WSBA On the Air Today'. It may be well to note for readers that this was a morning paper that was on the street usually by 3 AM. The station opened its service to the community with a prayer by the Rev. Paul E. V. Shannon of the first United Brethren Church. The York Mayor Harry B. Anstine read his Heroes day proclamation. Much of the programming reflected that the nation was nearing the end of the first year of World War II.
The station had a 240-foot antenna and a 1000 watt transmitter. An advertisement on page 3 that say called WSBA "York's own radio station."
The station currently has the transmitter and a four tower antenna system located on Susquehanna Trail York PA. Longitude 39° 59' 57.00" N Latitude 76 ° 44' 43.00" W Longitude (NAD 27) The towers are at 121.3 meters (398 ft) elevation with a height of 75.3 meters (247 ft). Their tops are 196.6 meters (645 ft) above sea level.
WSBA-AM was first on the air in September 1942. WHP (AM) in Harrisburg, PA which first aired in 1925 predates it by 17 years. WLXW now WHYL in Carlisle, PA was first on the air in 1948, six years after WSBA (AM) and WGET (AM) in Gettysburg, PA first aired August 27, 1950. WHVR AM in Hanover, PA went into operation on January 2, 1949 on 1280 Kilocycles with a power of 1000 watts.
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