WENT

Gloversville, New York
Broadcast area	Mohawk Valley
Frequency	1340 kHz
Programming
Format	Full Service Adult Contemporary
Affiliations	CBS Radio News New York Yankees Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Michael Schaus (Thnk Tank Media, Inc.)
History
First air date	1944; 80 years ago (1944)
Technical information
Facility ID	72291
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates	43°01′30″N 74°21′10″W / 43.02500°N 74.35278°W / 43.02500; -74.35278
Translator(s)	105.1 MHz W286CD Gloversville
Links
Website	WENTradio.com

WENT (1340 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Full Service Adult Contemporary radio format, with a heavy emphasis on local news, weather and sports information.^[1] Licensed to Gloversville, New York, the station primarily serves the Fulton & Montgomery County portion of New York's Mohawk Valley. It is owned by Michael Schaus. WENT carries New York Yankees baseball games an weekly NFL games, as well as high school football and basketball. World and national news is covered by CBS Radio News.

WENT is powered at 1,000 watts, non-directional. It also operates FM translator W286CD at 105.1 MHz, co-located at the WENT AM broadcast facility.

History

WENT signed on the air in 1944. It broadcast at 250 watts and was owned by the Sacandaga Broadcasting Company at 8 West Fulton Street.^[2] It was a network affiliate of CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. It carried their dramas, comedies, news, sports, soap operas, game shows and big band broadcasts during the "Golden Age of Radio."

In 2013, it added an FM translator, 105.1 W286CD, for listeners who prefer to hear the station in FM stereo.