WIZM (AM)

WIZM
City	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	La Crosse
Frequency	1410 kHz
Branding	WIZM NewsTalk 1410AM 92.3FM
Programming
Format	News Talk Information
Affiliations	CBS News Radio; Premiere Radio Networks; Westwood One; Motor Racing Network; Performance Racing Network
Ownership
Owner	Mid-West Family Broadcasting ; (Family Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations	WIZM-FM, WRQT, KQYB, KCLH, WKTY
History
First air date	August 19, 1926
Former call signs	WKBH (1926-1971)
Technical information
Facility ID	20667
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day; 5,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	43°50′48.00″N 91°13′3.00″W / 43.8466667°N 91.2175000°W
Translator(s)	92.3 Mhz (La Crosse); 106.7 Mhz (Galesville)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wizmnews.com

WIZM (1410 AM, “WIZM NewsTalk 1410AM, 92.3FM”) 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.

Programming[]

WIZM towers

WIZM carries The Glenn Beck Program, 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[]

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

FCC History Cards for WIZM (covering WKBH / WIZM from 1926 to 1980)
K222AG in the FCC FM station database
K222AG on Radio-Locator
W294CU on FCCInfo
W294CU on Radio-Locator

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[1] "Date first licensed", AM Query Results: WIZM (FCC.gov)

[2] "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, August 31, 1926, page 3.

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