WHIZ (AM)
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City | Zanesville, Ohio |
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Frequency | 1240 kHz |
Branding | AM 1240 |
Programming | |
Format | Full service, variety |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network ESPN Radio Ohio State Sports Network Westwood One Cincinnati Reds Radio Network Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System, Inc. (d/b/a WHIZ Media Group) (Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System, Inc.) |
WHIZ-FM, WHIZ-TV, WZVL | |
History | |
First air date | July 8, 1924 |
Former call signs | WEBE (1924–30) WALR (1930–39) |
Call sign meaning | "We're Here In Zanesville" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 61218 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts (day) 960 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°57′20.00″N 81°59′1.00″W / 39.9555556°N 81.9836111°W |
Translator(s) | 102.3 W272EE (Zanesville) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WHIZ (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a full service format. It is licensed to Zanesville, Ohio, United States. The station is owned by the Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System, which often does business as the WHIZ Media Group, and features programming from ABC News Radio, ESPN Radio and Westwood One.[1]
History[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/WHIZ_Media_Group_studio_building.jpg/220px-WHIZ_Media_Group_studio_building.jpg)
Studios on Downard Road, Zanesville, Ohio
The station began broadcasting with 10 watts on July 8, 1924 as WEBE in Cambridge, Ohio.[2] By 1930, it was WALR, presumably named after its owner, Roy Waller, and the station had moved to Zanesville.[3] In 1939, the call letters were changed to WHIZ (for "We're here In Zanesville") and the power was raised to 250 watts. The power was boosted to 1,000 watts in 1950.
Translator[]
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
ERP (W) |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W272EE | 102.3 | Zanesville, Ohio | 201025 | 250 | D | 39°55′42″N 81°59′7″W / 39.92833°N 81.98528°W | FCC LMS |
References[]
- ^ "WHIZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting (1900-1960)".
- ^ "U. S. Radio Stations as of June 30, 1930".
External links[]
- Official website
- WHIZ in the FCC AM station database
- WHIZ on Radio-Locator
- WHIZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in Ohio
- Zanesville, Ohio
- Radio stations established in 1924
- 1924 establishments in Ohio
- Full service radio stations in the United States
- Ohio radio station stubs