WLNA

WLNA
Simulcast of WGHQ Kingston
Broadcast areaHudson Valley
Frequency1420 kHz
BrandingThe Beacon
Programming
FormatConservative Talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
December 22, 1948 (1948-12-22)
Call sign meaning
"Local News Authority"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54852
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
41°18′31.34″N 73°54′58.5″W / 41.3087056°N 73.916250°W / 41.3087056; -73.916250
Translator94.3 W232DQ (Peekskill)
Links
Public license information
Websitehvbeacon.com

WLNA (1420 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Peekskill, New York, and serving the Hudson Valley. The station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting, and branded "The Beacon". It simulcasts a conservative talk radio format with sister stations WBNR in Beacon and WGHQ in Kingston. Its studios are on New York State Route 52 in Beacon.

WLNA is powered at 5,000 watts by day. At night, to protect other stations on 1420 AM from interference, it reduces power to 1,000 watts using a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The station's transmitter is just north of Peekskill in the Town of Cortlandt, New York. (The day and night patterns use two different arrays of three towers, with only one tower shared by both arrays.) Programming is also heard on one-watt FM translator W232DQ at 94.3 MHz.