WGEZ

WGEZ
City Beloit, Wisconsin
Broadcast area Janesville, Wisconsin
Branding Iron Country 101.9 and 1490
Slogan Four Decades of Genuine Country[1]
Frequency 1490 kHz
Translator(s) W270CW 101.9 MHz (Beloit)
First air date September 26, 1948 (1948-09-26)
Format Classic country
Power 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Class C
Facility ID 24995
Transmitter coordinates 42°29′45.00″N 89°1′3.00″W / 42.4958333°N 89.0175000°W / 42.4958333; -89.0175000Coordinates: 42°29′45.00″N 89°1′3.00″W / 42.4958333°N 89.0175000°W / 42.4958333; -89.0175000
Affiliations Westwood One
Owner Scott Thompson
(Big Radio)
Sister stations WBEL, WWHG
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.ironcountry.fm

WGEZ (1490 AM; "Iron Country") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Beloit, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Janesville area. The station is owned by Scott Thompson, through licensee Big Radio.[2] WGEZ features programming from Westwood One. Its programming is simulcast on translator station W270CW (101.9 FM).

History

Logo as an oldies station

WGEZ began broadcasting September 26, 1948, on 1490 kHz with 100 watts of power (full-time). The station, a Mutual affiliate, was licensed to Beloit Broadcasting Company.[3] In 2008, the station was affiliated with The True Oldies Channel.[4] A purchase agreement, dated September 16, 2014, shows WGEZ being sold by Alliance Communications, Inc. to Big Radio, from Monroe, Wisconsin. Big Radio also owns WEKZ AM-FM, WFRL, WFPS, WQLF, WBEL, and WWHG. The sale to Big Radio, at a price of $150,000, was consummated on December 31, 2014. On August 3, 2016, WGEZ switched formata from oldies to classic country

Translator

Broadcast translators of WGEZ
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
W		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W270CW95.5Beloit, Wisconsin146906250D42°27′34″N 89°1′43″W / 42.45944°N 89.02861°W / 42.45944; -89.02861 (W270CW)FCC

References

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/ironcountry/?rc=p
  2. ↑ "WGEZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WGEZ Starts Operation As 100-w Mutual Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 4, 1948. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Radio Stations". Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.


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