WSYR (AM)

WSYR
Syracuse, New York; United States;
Broadcast area	Central New York
Frequency	570 kHz
Branding	Newsradio 570 WSYR
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio; Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WBBS, WHEN, WSYR-FM, WWHT, WYYY
History
First air date	September 15, 1922
Former call signs	WMAC (1922–1930); WSYR (1926–1930); WSYR-WMAC (1930–1933); WSYR-WSYU (1933–1940);
Former frequencies	833 kHz (1922-1923); 1150 kHz (1923-1924); 1090 kHz (1924-1926); 850 kHz (1926–1927); 1330 kHz (1927); 1020 kHz (1927–1928);
Call sign meaning	Syracuse
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48720
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	42°59′13.24″N 76°9′7.73″W / 42.9870111°N 76.1521472°W
Repeater(s)	106.9 WSYR-FM (Solvay)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	wsyr.iheart.com

WSYR (570 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Syracuse, New York, and serving Central New York. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a news/talk format, calling itself "Newsradio 570 WSYR". The station has simulcast on WSYR-FM (106.9 MHz) in Solvay since January 2011. The studios and offices are on Plum Street in Syracuse.

WSYR transmits with 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is off Valley Drive at Dorwin Avenue near Onondaga Creek.