WIRY
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WIRY is an AM radio station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York. The locally owned and operated radio station broadcasts at 1340 kHz in C-QUAM
AM stereo
with a full service
variety format.
WIRY is primarily music-formatted, featuring an eclectic variety of formats. The station describes its format as "a careful music rotation of New Country
, Adult Contemporary
and enough Oldies
sprinkled in." The station switches to a classic country
format between 2 AM and 4 AM (and on its Web site during events that it is not permitted to stream online) and plays a full-time oldies format on weekends. There is also a monthly show devoted to big band
music.
WIRY has an extensive local presence, even going so far as to have a live local host in the midnight to 2 AM slot taking requests (it is increasingly rare, even in major markets, to have such a live host in that time slot). The station also has a live local morning show and an extensive local news and sports bureau, carrying the Plattsburgh Cardinals
hockey team in winter months. The station also has a tradio
-style program entitled "Swap Shop" and features several creative advertising programs, including a listing of lunch menus from advertisers and a radio help-wanted show entitled "Who's Hiring."
The station serves as an affiliate for the New York Yankees
, New York Giants
, CNN Radio, The Beatle Years with Bob Malik and The Country Music Greats Radio Show
.
In addition, the station also streams on the Internet. It has streamed continuously since prior to 2002 and survived the Internet radio
bust that forced many stations to stop streaming at that time.
C-QUAM
C-QUAM is the method of AM stereo broadcasting used in Canada, the United States and most other countries. It was invented in 1977 by Norman Parker, Francis Hilbert, and Yoshio Sakaie, and published in an IEEE journal....
AM stereo
AM stereo
AM stereo is a term given to a series of mutually incompatible techniques for wireless radio broadcasting stereo audio in the AM band in a manner that is compatible with standard AM receivers...
with a full service
Full service (radio format)
The full service radio format consists of a wide range of programming. Mostly found on the AM band, the format can be found on a handful of FM stations...
variety format.
WIRY is primarily music-formatted, featuring an eclectic variety of formats. The station describes its format as "a careful music rotation of New Country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, Adult Contemporary
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
and enough Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
sprinkled in." The station switches to a classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
format between 2 AM and 4 AM (and on its Web site during events that it is not permitted to stream online) and plays a full-time oldies format on weekends. There is also a monthly show devoted to big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
music.
WIRY has an extensive local presence, even going so far as to have a live local host in the midnight to 2 AM slot taking requests (it is increasingly rare, even in major markets, to have such a live host in that time slot). The station also has a live local morning show and an extensive local news and sports bureau, carrying the Plattsburgh Cardinals
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
The State University of New York at Plattsburgh is a four-year, public liberal arts college in Plattsburgh, New York. The college was founded in 1889 and opened in 1890. The college is currently part of the State University of New York system and is accredited by the Middle States Association of...
hockey team in winter months. The station also has a tradio
Tradio
Tradio is the name given to a type of talk radio show format where listeners call in to buy or sell items. The concept of is analogous to classified ads in local newspapers....
-style program entitled "Swap Shop" and features several creative advertising programs, including a listing of lunch menus from advertisers and a radio help-wanted show entitled "Who's Hiring."
The station serves as an affiliate for the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
, New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, CNN Radio, The Beatle Years with Bob Malik and The Country Music Greats Radio Show
Country Music Greats Radio Show
The Country Music Greats Radio Show is a syndicated radio program recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. The show began in 2003 and has steadily grown, covering the United States with nearly 200 affiliate stations. The Country Music Greats Radio Show is hosted by Grand Ole Opry legend Jim Ed Brown...
.
In addition, the station also streams on the Internet. It has streamed continuously since prior to 2002 and survived the Internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
bust that forced many stations to stop streaming at that time.