WBEV
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| City | Beaver Dam, Wisconsin |
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| Broadcast area | Dodge County and surrounding area |
| Frequency | 1430 kHz |
| Branding | 1430 WBEV |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies (full-service) |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio, Westwood One, Milwaukee Brewers baseball, Green Bay Packers football, Wisconsin Badgers football |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Good Karma Brands (Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC) |
| WXRO | |
| History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Call sign meaning | Beaver[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 4475 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°25′43.00″N 88°53′33.00″W / 43.4286111°N 88.8925000°W |
| Links | |
| Website | dailydodge.com |
WBEV (1430 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a mixed format of talk programs, oldies, and sports broadcasts. Licensed to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by Good Karma Brands.[2] WBEV originally signed on as a daytime only station in 1951, and added nighttime service in December 1979. The station ran an adult contemporary format in the 1980s.
Notable people who worked for WBEV included Jack Horkheimer, the creator and host of Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer; he began work at the station in 1953 at age 15.
References[]
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "WBEV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links[]
- WBEV in the FCC AM station database
- WBEV on Radio-Locator
- WBEV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- Radio stations in Wisconsin
- Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
- 1951 establishments in Wisconsin
- Radio stations established in 1951
- Full service radio stations in the United States
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