WLNA (1420 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Peekskill, New York, and serving the Hudson Valley.
It simulcasts a conservative talk radio format with sister stations WBNR 1260 AM in Beacon and WGHQ 920 AM in Kingston.
[3] Weekdays on "The Beacon" (WLNA, WBNR and WGHQ) begin with a local news and interview show, Hudson Valley Focus with Tom Sipos.
The rest of the day, nationally syndicated programs are heard: Brian Kilmeade, Dan Bongino, Charlie Kirk, Joe Pags, Bill O'Reilly, America at Night with Rick Valdés, Red Eye Radio and America in the Morning.
Syndicated weekend hosts include Dave Ramsey, Larry Elder, Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, Rudy Maxa and Eric Metaxas.
[4] From the 1950s till the 1980s, it was a full service middle of the road AM station with heavy emphasis on local news and community events.
[6] After sign-off time, WLNA-FM continued on-the-air until about midnight, allowing its programming to be heard in the evening when the AM station was silent.
In 1972 the simulcast ended as FM signal split off and launched a beautiful music format, syndicated from Bonneville International.
WLNA, WBNR and WGHQ began airing a conservative talk format, branded as "The Beacon".