WWL (AM)

WWL
New Orleans, Louisiana; United States;
Broadcast area	New Orleans metropolitan area
Frequency	870 kHz
Branding	The Big 870
Programming
Language	English
Format	News/talk–sports radio
Affiliations	CBS News Radio; Infinity Sports Network; LSU Tigers; New Orleans Pelicans; New Orleans Saints; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC);
Sister stations	WEZB; WKBU; WLMG; WWL-FM; WWWL;
History
First air date	March 31, 1922
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34377
Class	A (clear channel station)
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	29°50′14.75″N 90°7′55.27″W / 29.8374306°N 90.1320194°W (main); 29°55′27.7″N 90°2′4.3″W / 29.924361°N 90.034528°W (aux);
Repeater(s)	105.3 WWL-FM (Kenner)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/wwl

WWL (870 kHz) is an AM radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana, owned by Audacy, Inc. WWL and 105.3 WWL-FM simulcast a news/talk radio format with sports talk at night. The station's studios are in the 400 Poydras Tower in the New Orleans Central Business District. On January 7, 2024, it filed a chapter 11 plan for bankruptcy with almost $2 billion of debt.

WWL is a clear-channel, Class A station. Its transmitter power output is 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations in the U.S. It uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is in the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park in Estelle, Louisiana. The daytime signal provides at least secondary coverage to large parts of the Gulf Coast, with city-grade coverage reaching as far east as Pensacola, Florida, and as far west as Lafayette, Louisiana. At night it can be heard across much of the central and southern United States.

WWL is the Louisiana Primary Entry Point for the Emergency Alert System (EAS). With sister station 101.9 WLMG, it is responsible for activation of the Southeast Louisiana EAS plan.