WADS

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WADS

| logo =

| logo_size =

| city = Ansonia, Connecticut

| country = US

| area = Greater Bridgeport

| frequency = {{Frequency|690|kHz}}

| branding = Hit Oldies

| languages = English

| format = Oldies

| owner = Radio Amor, Inc.

| airdate = {{start date and age|1956}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 54481

| class = D

| power = 3,200 watts (daytime only)

| coordinates = {{Coord|41|20|46|N|73|06|51|W|type:landmark_region:US-CT|display=inline,title}}

| webcast = {{TuneIn|HitOldies-s286673}}

| website = {{URL|http://wadsradio.com/}}

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WADS (690 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format, licensed to Ansonia, Connecticut, it serves the Bridgeport area. The station is currently owned by Radio Amor, Inc.

WADS fell silent on August 12, 2022, due to losing its transmission site.,{{cite web |last1=Dejesus |first1=Richard |title=Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff3836d9c9801838a77a25a0583&id=25076ff3836d9c9801838a77a25a0583&goBack=N |website=Licensing and Management System |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=November 5, 2022}} On August 31, 2024, the station resumed operations at a new transmitter site in Derby.{{cite web |title=Resumption of Operations of an AM Station Application |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/amDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff3919ff2c90191aaab49930906&id=25076ff3919ff2c90191aaab49930906&goBack=N |website=fcc.gov |access-date=January 24, 2025}}