WUSW
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| Broadcast area | Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1270 kHz |
| Branding | The Patriot |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WECK | |
| History | |
First air date | May 20, 1940 |
Former call signs | WHLD (1940–2025) |
Call sign meaning | Contains "United States". |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7822 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°44′41″N 78°53′13″W / 42.74472°N 78.88694°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | 1270thepatriot |
WUSW (1270 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Niagara Falls, New York, and serving the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. It is owned by Radio One Buffalo, LLC, a company controlled by Buddy Shula, and carries a conservative talk radio format.
By day, WUSW transmits with 5,000 watts, and to protect other stations from interference, at night it reduces power to 1,000 watts. The station's transmitter is off Cloverbank Road at Sawgrass Court in Hamburg. It uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array. WUSW's studios are shared with WECK on Genesee Street in Cheektowaga.