WIOU (AM)

WIOU

City	Kokomo, Indiana
Frequency	1350 kHz
Branding	1350 AM WIOU
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Hoosier AM/FM LLC
History
First air date	August 6, 1948 (first license granted)
Technical information
Facility ID	41849
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.1350amwiou.com

WIOU is an AM radio station owned by Hoosier AM/FM LLC in Kokomo, Indiana. The station operates on the AM radio frequency of 1350 kHz; it is located on Indiana State Road 26 in Kokomo. The station streams local programming only on their website, www.1350amwiou.com

WIOU is a full-time sports station, largely provided by ESPN Radio, since July 1, 2013.

WIOU radio station was established by Richard H. Blacklidge, William Naftzger, and John Carl Jefferies. Blacklidge was the CEO of the Kokomo Tribune at the time. Naftzger was a local attorney. Jefferies had been with radio station WKMO as general manager. The call letters, WIOU, were chosen by Naftzger's wife, Alma, since all were in debt to start the station.

Programs[]

• Keyshawn, JWill and Zubin
• Greeny
• Bart and Hahn
• The Max Kellerman Show
• Chiney and Golic Jr.
• Purdue University Basketball
• Indiana University Football and Basketball
• High School Football, Basketball, Baseball
• Network Indiana's Indiana Sports Talk with Bob Lovell

Technical[]

The main transmitter is an Harris MW-5A (circa '78) utilizing a single forced air cooled metal/ceramic triode vacuum tube (type number 3CX2500F3) in the final RF amplifier stage and a single forced air cooled tetrode vacuum tube (type number 4CX3000A) as a pulse duration modulator (PDM). Due to the innovative design of this legacy rig, plate efficiency in the RF final amplifier stage is on the order of 92%. The antenna system consists of four quarter wave towers in a phased array aligned in a single row to achieve greatest signal to the North during daytime operation.

Sister stations[]

• WZWZ-FM
• WMYK-FM

References[]

External links[]

• WIOU in the FCC AM station database
• WIOU on Radio-Locator
• WIOU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

Coordinates: 40°25′00″N 86°06′49″W / 40.41667°N 86.11361°W / 40.41667; -86.11361

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