WADS

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WADS

Ansonia, Connecticut United States
Broadcast area	Greater Bridgeport – Greater New Haven
Frequency	690 kHz
Branding	Extreme Radio
Programming
Language	English
Format	Classic hits; adult contemporary; rhythmic contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Radio Amor, Inc
History
First air date	1956 (1956)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54481
Class	D
Power	3,200 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates	41°20′46″N73°06′51″W / 41.34611°N 73.11417°W / 41.34611; -73.11417
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

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]

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WADS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. 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.
3. "Resumption of Operations of an AM Station Application". fcc.gov. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

External links

• 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)