WWL (AM)
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| City | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Broadcast area | New Orleans metropolitan area, Southeastern Louisiana |
| Branding | The Big 870 |
| Slogan | The News, Talk, and Sports Leader |
| Frequency | 870 kHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | March 31, 1922 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 34377 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
29°50′14″N 90°07′55″W / 29.83722°N 90.13194°WCoordinates: 29°50′14″N 90°07′55″W / 29.83722°N 90.13194°W (main antenna) 29°55′29″N 90°2′4″W / 29.92472°N 90.03444°W (auxiliary antenna) |
| Callsign meaning |
Wide World Loyola (Loyola University of New Orleans, former owner) |
| Affiliations |
CBS News The Weather Channel NBC Sports Radio, Westwood One |
| Owner |
Entercom (Entercom New Orleans License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WWL-FM, WWWL |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wwl.com |
WWL is a U.S. radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana, broadcasting at 870 kHz, and owned by Entercom Communications. 870 is a clear channel frequency on which WWL reaches large parts of the Gulf Coast in the daytime, and much of the Central and Southern United States at night. In April 2006, it began a simulcast on WWL-FM 105.3 MHz allowing the station's listeners to choose between AM and FM. The station has a talk radio format with sports talk at night. WWL is a long-time affiliate of the CBS Radio Network. The station's studios are located at the 400 Poydras Tower in Downtown New Orleans and the transmitter site is in Estelle, Louisiana.
WWL broadcasts an HD signal on WWL-FM 105.3 HD 1.
WWL's weekday schedule features news and talk programming mornings and early afternoons, shifting to sports talk and live play-by-play after 4 p.m. All weekday programming from 5 a.m. to Midnight is hosted by local WWL personalities and reporters. The only nationally syndicated shows are family finances expert Dave Ramsey at Midnight and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal, an hour of early morning news, at 4 a.m. WWL continues to cover the post-Hurricane Katrina rebuilding of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region with local news and talk programming. Weekend programming includes shows on money, law, gardening, home improvement, cars and dining before sports takes over the schedule.
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