new york radio station . for other uses of the same acronym see wsko . this article needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . december 2014 wsko city syracuse new york broadcast area central new york branding the score 1260 frequency 1260 khz first air date 1946 as wndr format sports radio power 5 000 watts class b facility id 50515 former callsigns wndr 1946 1996 wnss 1996 2010 affiliations cbs sports radio owner cumulus media radio license holding cbc llc sister stations waqx wxtl wntq webcast listen live website thescore1260.com wsko the score 1260 is a sports radio station in syracuse new york . the station is owned by cumulus media and broadcasts on 1260 khz on the am dial . it has been affiliated with cbs sports radio since january 2013 . 1 history edit wsko signed on in 1946 as wndr . it was the most popular top 40 format station in the area during the 1960s . the studio and 5000 watt transmitter were located on andrews road in dewitt a syracuse suburb . during the 1950s the station began its run as a popular music station after beginning as a mutual broadcasting system affiliate . among its 1950s era staffers was character actor and golden globe nominee aldo ray who worked there in 1956 during an extended break in his film career ; a publicity photo of him taken at the station surivives and is reproduced on a station tribute website . during the station s heyday in the late 1950s and 1960s personalities who would later achieve success in major markets including bud ballou peter cavanaugh bob shannon and joey reynolds were among the notable disc jockeys that worked at wndr . logo as espn radio 1260 used from 2001 until 2010 during the 1990s and early 2000s the station struggled . it adopted the wnss callsign in 1996 2 after dropping a country music format in favor of all news under the branding of w news . 3 after a brief and ill fated 2000 change to an all comedy radio format the station finally settled on a mostly straight satellite feed from the espn radio network including espn s mlb and nba broadcasts . the station during most of this period was the flagship station of the syracuse orange along with sister station waqx until wtkw acquired the rights in 2007 . the station was also the home of the syracuse chiefs from 2010 to 2012 and the syracuse crunch from 2010 to 2013 . citation needed effective march 2010 espn radio was dropped from wnss being moved to wtla wsgo ; 4 imus in the morning became wnss s new morning show migrating from when . 5 6 wnss also rebranded as the score 1260 switched its network affiliation to sporting news radio and increased its emphasis on local sports . 6 the station also changed its call letters to wsko previously heard on a radio station in providence rhode island to reflect this . wsko currently carries one local weekday program bud and the manchild which was previously heard on when hosted by bud poliquin and jim lerch who joined wsko in may 2010 weekdays 10am 12noon . 7 former local programs include on the block with brent axe 2 6pm . heard on when until early 2009 . axe s program was unaffected by the station s march 2010 programming changes 4 with the exception of an expansion by one hour . 6 the danny parkins show hosted by danny parkins was added for the 12noon 2pm weekday shift on june 1 2010 . 8 in march 2011 parkins left wsko to take a job at kcsp 610 sports radio in kansas city mo. midday with mike lindsley took over the mid day slot on wsko 12noon 2pm until the end of 2012 when the show became the afternoon drive after the departure of brent axe . in late marck 2013 lindsley left wsko to take a job at wtmm 104.5 the team in albany ny . references edit wsko announcement call sign history . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved february 26 2010 . fybush scott august 9 1996 . i 90 boston to buffalo . new england radiowatch . retrieved february 26 2010 . a b http www.cnyradio.com 2009 12 07 espn radio moving from wnss to galaxy stations http www.cnyradio.com 2010 02 08 when to replace imus on march 5 a b c citadel confirms new wnss lineup ; also lite rock going fm talk . cnyradio.com . february 22 2010 . retrieved february 22 2010 . fybush scott 2010 04 26 . njn braces for loss of state support . northeast radio watch . retrieved 2010 04 26 . the score 1260 adds danny parkins for middays . cnyradio.com . retrieved 2010 05 30 . external links edit official website query the fcc s am station database for wsko radio locator information on wsko query nielsen audio s am station database for wsko am 1260 wndr syracuse radio timeline page peter cavanaugh wndr disc jockey wndr playlist 1966 v t e radio stations in the syracuse new york market by am frequency 570 620 1050 1070 1200 1260 1300 1340 1390 1440 1490 1540 1570 by fm frequency 87.71 88.3 88.7 88.9 89.1 89.9 90.3 90.5 90.5 91.3 92.1 93.1 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.3 95.7 96.5 96.7 97.7 98.3 98.7 98.7 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