WLSS is a

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serving the

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area with a

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format. It broadcasts on AM frequency 930 kHz and is under ownership of

Salem Communications Salem Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SALM; formerly Salem Communications Corporation) is an American radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher formerly based in Camarillo, California (moved most operations to Irv ...

. WLSS is the most powerful AM station in the Sarasota-Bradenton market. It has formerly been under the call sign of WKXY and WUGL.

Programming and history

The content of WLSS's talk programming is conservative with show hosts such as Phil Grande o
The Phil's Gang Radio Show

Hugh Hewitt Hugh Hewitt (born February 22, 1956) is an American radio talk show host with the Salem Radio Network and an attorney, academic, and author. A conservative, he writes about law, society, politics, and media bias in the United States. Hewitt is ...

and Mike Gallagher. The weekend show line up includes

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and John Ziegler. WLSS also serves as the Sarasota affiliate of the Florida Gators radio network, broadcasting football and men's basketball games. On January 5, 2015, WLSS rebranded as "930 The Answer".Salem Rebrands Talkers as The Answer
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Translators

WLSS broadcasts on an

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as part of the FCC's AM Revitalization authorization.

References

External links

WLSS 930 The Answer
* * LSS News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1983 Salem Media Group properties 1983 establishments in Florida {{Florida-radio-station-stub