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WADS

WADS (690 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ansonia, Connecticut, owned by Radio Amor, Inc. The station covers the Greater Bridgeport and New Haven areas. By day, WADS is powered with 3,200 watts. It must sign off the air at night to avoid interference to Canadian station CKGM. WADS went silent on August 12, 2022, due to the loss of its transmitter site. On August 31, 2024, the station resumed operations from a temporary transmitter site in Derby. The station went off the air again on August 27, 2025. It returned to the air from a temporary transmitter site on August 28, 2026.

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WADS (690 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ansonia, Connecticut, owned by Radio Amor, Inc. The station covers the Greater Bridgeport and New Haven areas. By day, WADS is powered with 3,200 watts. It must sign off the air at night to avoid interference to Canadian station CKGM. WADS went silent on August 12, 2022, due to the loss of its transmitter site. On August 31, 2024, the station resumed operations from a temporary transmitter site in Derby. The station went off the air again on August 27, 2025. It returned to the air from a temporary transmitter site on August 28, 2026.

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