WUSW

WUSW
Broadcast areaBuffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Frequency1270 kHz
BrandingThe Patriot
Programming
FormatConservative talk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Buddy Shula
  • (Radio One Buffalo, LLC)
WECK
History
First air date
May 20, 1940 (1940-05-20)
Former call signs
WHLD (1940–2025)
Call sign meaning
Contains "United States".
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID7822
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
42°44′41″N 78°53′13″W / 42.74472°N 78.88694°W / 42.74472; -78.88694
Links
Public license information
Website1270thepatriot.com

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.