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WCSS
Amsterdam, New York;
Broadcast area	Mohawk Valley
Frequency	1490 kHz
Branding	WCSS 1490
Programming
Format	Full-service/Oldies/Classic hits
Affiliations	Good Time Oldies; ABC News Radio; Buffalo Bills Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Carol Whelley, Joseph Tesiero and John Tesiero, III; (Cranesville Block Company);
History
First air date	1948
Call sign meaning	Community Service Station
Technical information
Facility ID	23456
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	42°57′40″N 74°10′35″W / 42.96111°N 74.17639°W
Translator(s)	106.9 W295CZ (Amsterdam)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wcss1490.com

WCSS (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a full service oldies and classic hits radio format.^[1] Licensed to Amsterdam, New York, the station serves the Mohawk Valley, with radio studios in the Riverfront Center Mall in that city's downtown.

The station is owned by Carol Whelley, Joseph Tesiero, and John Tesiero, III, through licensee Cranesville Block Company, and features programming from Westwood One's Good Time Oldies Network and ABC Radio News.^[2] The station is part of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network and also carries a local swap-shop program.

WCSS is powered at 1,000 watts, non-directional. Programming is also heard on FM translator W295CZ at 106.9 MHz.