WIZM (AM)
WIZM (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the La Crosse area. The station is currently owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting, and features programming from CBS News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.
City | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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Broadcast area | La Crosse |
Branding | WIZM NewsTalk 1410AM 92.3FM |
Frequency | 1410 kHz |
Translator(s) | 92.3 Mhz (La Crosse) |
First air date | August 19, 1926[1] |
Format | News Talk Information |
Power | 5,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 20667 |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°50′48.00″N 91°13′3.00″W |
Former call signs | WKBH (1926-1971) |
Affiliations | CBS News Radio Premiere Radio Networks Westwood One Motor Racing Network Performance Racing Network |
Owner | Mid-West Family Broadcasting (Family Radio, Inc.) |
Sister stations | WIZM-FM, WRQT, KQYB, KCLH, WKTY |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wizmnews.com |
Programming
WIZM carries Sean Hannity, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Dave Ramsey, Coast to Coast AM and La Crosse Talk PM with Rick Solem. The station is also the local radio affiliate for NASCAR races via the Motor Racing Network and the Performance Racing Network.
History
WIZM was first licensed, with the sequentially assigned call letters WKBH, in August 1926 to the Callaway Music Company at 211 Main Street in La Crosse.[2] In 1971 the station was purchased by Family Radio, Inc., and on July 14, 1971 the call letters were changed to WIZM.
References
- "Date first licensed", AM Query Results: WIZM (FCC.gov)
- "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, August 31, 1926, page 3.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WIZM
- Radio-Locator Information on WIZM
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WIZM
- FCC History Cards for WIZM (covering WKBH / WIZM from 1926-1980)
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K222AG
- Radio-Locator information on K222AG