WAZL
WAZL (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania with service area extending to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton radio market. The station broadcasts a classic hits radio format, simulcasting WGMM 1460 AM Tunkhannock. It broadcasts with 1,000 watts of power using a non-directional antenna. WAZL is considered a Class C AM broadcasting station according to the Federal Communications Commission. History The radio station has a rich and long broadcast history dating back to 1932 serving the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania. WAZL originally started broadcasting at a frequency of 1420 kHz and had to time share the frequency with WILM in Wilmington, Delaware in 1932. In 1941, a nationwide frequency reassignment took place by the Federal government which assigned WAZL to 1450 kc. where it stayed until 1948 when the station switched to its current broadcast frequency of 1490 kc. WAZL was an affiliate of the NBC and Mutual radio networks during its early history. From 1932 to 1994, studios were on the seventh floor in the Hazleton National Bank Building at 101 West Broad Street. The station has struggled in recent years, going silent for a time until Route 81 Radio bought the station and put it