WINU

WINU (104.9 FM, "Win 104.9") is a sports radio station licensed to Altamont and serving New York's Capital District and surrounding areas. The station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting, and broadcasts at 530 watts ERP from the Helderberg Mountain antenna farm in New Scotland. WZMR is one of several signals to have moved into the Albany market in recent years; prior to its move in March 1999, it was licensed to Johnstown, New York as the sister to WIZR. The station switched to sports from modern rock on January 12, 2015.

Station history

WIZR-FM, forerunner to the former WZMR, signed on in 1968 largely simulcasting the middle of the road programming of its parent station WIZR. Between 1973 and 1979, both stations flipped to a top 40 simulcast. Eventually, WIZR-FM would flip to oldies in 1980. WIZR-FM left the air in 1982, returning to the air as a simulcast of WMYL (formerly WIZR) in 1983. In early 1984, WIZR-FM and WMYL were sold. WIZR-FM flipped formats to album oriented rock as WSRD, "The Wizard", with live DJs. However the format only lasted through late 1984, when it was flipped to satellite-delivered adult contemporary. In mid-1987, the format was flipped to satellite delivered oldies, still known as "The Wizard". This format would last until March 1999, when the station was moved into the Albany market.