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WINT
Willoughby, Ohio; United States;
Broadcast area	Lake County; Greater Cleveland (limited);
Frequency	1330 kHz
Branding	Integrity Radio
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Affiliations	USA Radio Network; Townhall News; Premiere Networks; GCN; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	Raymond & Ronald Somich; (Spirit Broadcasting, LLC);
History
First air date	January 27, 1965; (59 years ago)
Former call signs	WELW (1965–2014)
Call sign meaning	"Integrity"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26221
Class	D
Power	500 watts day; 42 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	41°38′57.00″N 81°25′25.00″W / 41.6491667°N 81.4236111°W
Translator(s)	101.5 W268CO (Willoughby)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wintradio.com

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WINT (1330 kHz) – branded Integrity Radio – is a commercial talk AM radio station licensed to Willoughby, Ohio, serving Lake County and eastern parts of Greater Cleveland. Owned by Spirit Broadcasting, LLC, WINT serves as a local affiliate for the Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network; Motor Racing Network; Performance Racing Network; The Sean Hannity Show and The Dave Ramsey Show. The station also airs programs hosted by nationally-syndicated personalities Doug Stephan, Armstrong & Getty and Dana Loesch, as well as local coverage of the Lake County Captains. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WINT is relayed over low-power Willoughby FM translator W268CO (101.5 FM), and is available online.

History

The station first broadcast on January 27, 1965, as WELW. As the station's transmitter site (and current studio site) resides on the Eastlake-Willoughby border, the call letters stood for EastLake and Willoughby. WELW's first format was religious; subsequently, it has had Top 40, country music, oldies, and news/talk formats. Top air personalities like Steve Szabo programmed top 40 formats. WELW almost always has broadcast nationality music shows and some religious programs. Spirit Broadcasting assumed ownership in February 1990. Over the years, the station has been honored countless times for its community service, as well as receiving Associated Press awards.^{[citation needed]}

On March 31, 2014, WELW announced that they had changed their call letters to WINT, and adopted the brand of "Integrity Radio". The station also announced its intention to upgrade their signal to serve more of the Cleveland radio market, as well as finding an FM station on which to simulcast.^[2]^[3]^[4] In July 2015, WINT began broadcasting on 101.5FM.

FM translator

Broadcast translator for WINT
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W268CO	101.5 FM	Willoughby, Ohio	106489	250	127.46 m (418 ft)	D	41°35′30.2″N 81°21′3.4″W / 41.591722°N 81.350944°W / 41.591722; -81.350944	LMS

Current programming

WINT offers a variety of programming, including national talk radio programs hosted by Doug Stephan, Armstrong & Getty, Sean Hannity, Dana Loesch and Dave Ramsey. Nationality programming is also aired on Sunday mornings, including Slovenian, Croatian, Italian, German, Polish, and Hispanic shows. WINT offers a small part of its broadcast schedule for purchase by program providers.

WINT was the flagship station of the Lake County Captains minor league baseball team when they moved to Ohio in 2003. Now, the Captains are broadcast on 88.7 WJCU. In 2014, WINT added NASCAR and IndyCar races to its programming. The station also broadcasts area high school football and basketball games, and occasionally Lake Erie College Football games, as well as locally produced and originated shows focusing on sports talk, tech and computer, business and legal, plus veterans and senior issues.^[5]

With the realization that many polka music fans from Ohio and the Steel Belt have retired to warmer climates, WINT also began and serves as base operation for a 24/7 streaming polka website, 247polkaheaven.com, which was the first of its kind in the world. Known as the "World's Polka Network", it features polka hosts and music from across the United States and Canada.^[6]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WINT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Marucci, Carl (March 31, 2014). "WELW flips to 'Integrity Radio WINT'". RBR.com. Streamline RBR, Inc. Retrieved April 3, 2014. [...] plans to significantly improve our coverage on 1330AM.
^ Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich. "Radio Coverage Area on WELW 1330 AM Radio". Welw.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
^ "Radio station WELW to change name after 50 years on the air". News-herald.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
^ Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich. "WELW Story on WELW 1330 AM Radio". Welw.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
^ "About Us". 24/7 Polka Heaven.

External links

Official website

Facility details for Facility ID 26221 (WINT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WINT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
247PolkaHeaven.com
FCC History Cards For WINT (AM) (1962–1980)

FM translator

Facility details for Facility ID 106489 (W268CO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W268CO at FCCdata.org

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WINT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[1330_new_calls-2] Marucci, Carl (March 31, 2014). "WELW flips to 'Integrity Radio WINT'". RBR.com. Streamline RBR, Inc. Retrieved April 3, 2014. [...] plans to significantly improve our coverage on 1330AM.

[3] Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich. "Radio Coverage Area on WELW 1330 AM Radio". Welw.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.

[4] "Radio station WELW to change name after 50 years on the air". News-herald.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.

[5] Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich. "WELW Story on WELW 1330 AM Radio". Welw.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.

[6] "About Us". 24/7 Polka Heaven.

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-| image              = WINT logo.png
+| name = WINT
+| logo = WINT simulcast logo 2.png
-| format             = [[Talk radio|Talk]]
+| city = [[Willoughby, Ohio]]
-| power              = 500 [[watt]]s (daytime)<br>42 watts (nighttime)
+| country = US
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+| area = {{ubl|[[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]]|[[Greater Cleveland]] (limited)}}
-| former_callsigns = WELW (1965-2014)
+| branding = Integrity Radio
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+| frequency = {{Frequency|1330|[[Hertz#SI multiples|kHz]]}}
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+| translator = {{Radio Relay|101.5|W268CO|Willoughby}}
-| name               =
+| airdate = {{start date and age|1965|01|27|p=y|br=yes}}
-| city               = [[Willoughby, Ohio|Willoughby]], [[Ohio]]
+| format = [[Talk radio]]
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+| power = 500 [[watt]]s day<br>42 watts night
-| branding           = '''Integrity Radio'''
+| class = D
-| frequency          = 1330AM and 101.5FM
+| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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+| facility_id = 26221
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-| callsign_meaning   = '''W INT'''egrity Radio
+| affiliations = {{ubl|[[USA Radio Network]]|[[Townhall|Townhall News]]|[[Premiere Networks]]|[[Genesis Communications Network|GCN]]|[[Westwood One]]}}
-| affiliations       = [[Westwood One (current)|Westwood One]]<br>[[Lake County Captains]]<br>[[Notre Dame Falcons]]<br>[[Columbus Blue Jackets]]<br>[[Talk Radio Network]]<br>[[NASCAR]]<br>[[IndyCar]]<br>[[MRN (Motor Racing Network)]]<br>[[PRN (Performance Racing Network)]]<br>[[USA Radio Network]]
+| owner = Raymond & Ronald Somich
-| webcast            = [http://wintradio.com/streamer.php?id=173&calls=wint-am&ip=149.56.185.59&port=8000&type=mp3 Listen Live]
+| licensee = Spirit Broadcasting, LLC
-| website            = {{URL|wintradio.com}}
+| webcast = [http://wintradio.com/streamer.php?id=173&calls=wint-am&ip=149.56.185.59&port=8000&type=mp3 Listen live]
+| website = {{url|wintradio.com}}
 }}
-'''WINT''' (1330 [[AM broadcasting|AM]] & 101.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) &ndash; branded '''Integrity Radio''' &ndash; is a commercial [[Talk radio|talk]] [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] licensed to [[Willoughby, Ohio|Willoughby]], [[Ohio]], serving [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]] and eastern parts of [[Greater Cleveland]].  WINT is a local affiliate for the [[Lake County Captains]]—the Cleveland Indians' Class A minor league team, [[Notre Dame College]] football, [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] NHL hockey, and the exclusive northeast Ohio radio home for NASCAR with affiliations with MRN (Motor Racing Network) and PRN (Performance Racing Network). The station also broadcasts several IndyCar races each season in partnership with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. WINT airs programs hosted by nationally syndicated personalities [[Sean Hannity]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Payam Zarrabizadeh |url=http://www.lauraingraham.com/stationfinder?action=stateSearch&state=OH |title=Radio Stations |publisher=Laura Ingraham |date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref> ''[[The Dave Ramsey Show (radio program)|The Dave Ramsey Show]]'', and ''[[The Laura Ingraham Show]],'' Rusty Humphries' "Trending Today USA", and Dana Loesch. Several locally produced shows alo air on WINT focusing on a wide variety of topics from business, health, veterans and senior issues to tech and computers, automotives and more. WINT's highly regarded morning drive program, "The Wake Up Show" is hosted live from the studios and features interviews with local and national newsmakers, authors, politicians and celebrities.
+'''WINT''' (1330 [[Hertz|kHz]]) &ndash; branded '''Integrity Radio''' &ndash; is a commercial [[Talk radio|talk]] [[AM radio|AM]] [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] licensed to [[Willoughby, Ohio]], serving [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]] and eastern parts of [[Greater Cleveland]]. Owned by Spirit Broadcasting, LLC, WINT serves as a local affiliate for the [[Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network]]; [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network]]; [[Motor Racing Network]]; [[Performance Racing Network]]; ''[[The Sean Hannity Show]]'' and ''[[The Dave Ramsey Show (radio program)|The Dave Ramsey Show]]''. The station also airs programs hosted by nationally-syndicated personalities [[Doug Stephan]], [[Armstrong & Getty]] and [[Dana Loesch]], as well as local coverage of the [[Lake County Captains]]. In addition to a standard [[analog transmission]], WINT is relayed over low-power Willoughby [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[Broadcast relay station|translator]] W268CO (101.5&nbsp;FM), and is available online.
 ==History==
-The station first broadcast on January 27, 1965, as '''WELW'''. As the station's transmitter site (and current studio site) resides on the Eastlake-Willoughby border, the call letters stood for '''E'''ast'''L'''ake and '''W'''illoughby. WELW's first [[radio format|format]] was [[religious broadcasting|religious]]; subsequently, it has had [[Top 40]], [[country music]], [[oldies]], and [[news/talk]] formats. WELW almost always has broadcast nationally music shows and some religious programs. Spirit Broadcasting (a Petkovsek-Somich Company) assumed ownership in February 1990, and this has been the longest ownership in station history. Over the years, the station has been honored countless times for its community service, as well as receiving [[Associated Press]] awards.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
+The station first broadcast on January 27, 1965, as WELW. As the station's transmitter site (and current studio site) resides on the [[Eastlake, Ohio|Eastlake]]-Willoughby border, the call letters stood for EastLake and Willoughby. WELW's first [[radio format|format]] was [[religious broadcasting|religious]]; subsequently, it has had [[Top 40]], [[country music]], [[oldies]], and [[news/talk]] formats. Top air personalities like Steve Szabo programmed top 40 formats. WELW almost always has broadcast nationality music shows and some religious programs. Spirit Broadcasting assumed ownership in February 1990. Over the years, the station has been honored countless times for its community service, as well as receiving [[Associated Press]] awards.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
 [[File:WELW logo.png|left|thumb|190px|Former logo as WELW]]
-On March 31, 2014, WELW announced that they had changed their call letters to WINT, and adopted the brand of "Integrity Radio". The station also announced its intention to upgrade their signal to serve more of the Cleveland radio market, as well as finding an FM station on which to simulcast.<ref name="1330 new calls">{{cite web|last=Marucci |first=Carl|date=March 31, 2014|title=WELW flips to 'Integrity Radio WINT' |url=http://rbr.com/welw-flips-to-integrity-radio-wint/ |work=RBR.com |publisher=Streamline RBR, Inc |accessdate=April 3, 2014 |quote=[...] plans to significantly improve our coverage on 1330AM.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich |url=http://www.welw.com/stationinfo/coverage.html |title=Radio Coverage Area on WELW 1330 AM Radio |publisher=Welw.com |date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20140329/radio-station-welw-to-change-name-after-50-years-on-the-air |title=Radio station WELW to change name after 50 years on the air |publisher=News-herald.com |date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref> In July, 2015, WINT began broadcasting on 101.5FM.
+On March 31, 2014, WELW announced that they had changed their call letters to WINT, and adopted the brand of "Integrity Radio". The station also announced its intention to upgrade their signal to serve more of the Cleveland radio market, as well as finding an FM station on which to simulcast.<ref name="1330 new calls">{{cite web|last=Marucci |first=Carl|date=March 31, 2014|title=WELW flips to 'Integrity Radio WINT' |url=http://rbr.com/welw-flips-to-integrity-radio-wint/ |work=RBR.com |publisher=Streamline RBR, Inc |access-date=April 3, 2014 |quote=[...] plans to significantly improve our coverage on 1330AM.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich |url=http://www.welw.com/stationinfo/coverage.html |title=Radio Coverage Area on WELW 1330 AM Radio |publisher=Welw.com |access-date=2014-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20140329/radio-station-welw-to-change-name-after-50-years-on-the-air |title=Radio station WELW to change name after 50 years on the air |publisher=News-herald.com |access-date=2014-04-14}}</ref> In July 2015, WINT began broadcasting on 101.5FM.
 {{Clear left}}
+===FM translator===
+{{RadioTranslators
+| callsign = WINT
+| call1 = W268CO
+| freq1 = 101.5
+| city1 = Willoughby, Ohio
+| fid1 = 106489
+| watts1 = 250
+| haat1 = 127.46
+| class1 = D
+| coord1 = {{coord|41|35|30.2|N|81|21|3.4|W|region:US-OH_type:landmark_source:FCC}}
+}}
 ==Current programming==
-WINT offers a variety of programming, including national talk radio programs hosted by [[Laura Ingraham]], [[Sean Hannity]], Rusty Humphries, Dana Loesch and [[Dave Ramsey]].  WINT features a local [[morning drive]] program, "The Wake Up Show". Nationality programming is also aired on Sunday mornings, including Slovenian, Croatian, Italian, German, Polish, and Hispanic shows. WINT offers a small part of its broadcast schedule for [[brokered programming|purchase by program providers]].
+WINT offers a variety of programming, including national talk radio programs hosted by [[Doug Stephan]], [[Armstrong & Getty]], [[Sean Hannity]], [[Dana Loesch]] and [[Dave Ramsey]]. Nationality programming is also aired on Sunday mornings, including Slovenian, Croatian, Italian, German, Polish, and Hispanic shows. WINT offers a small part of its broadcast schedule for [[brokered programming|purchase by program providers]].
-WINT has been the [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] station of the [[Lake County Captains]] minor league baseball team since they moved to Ohio in 2003. In 2014 WINT added NASCAR and IndyCar races to its programming. The station also broadcasts area [[high school football]] and [[high school basketball|basketball]] games, and some local college games, as well as locally produced and originated shows focussing on sports talk, tech and computer, business and legal, plus veterans and senior issues.<ref>{{cite web|author=Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich |url=http://www.welw.com/stationinfo/story.html |title=WELW Story on WELW 1330 AM Radio |publisher=Welw.com |date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref>
+WINT was the [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] station of the [[Lake County Captains]] minor league baseball team when they moved to Ohio in 2003. Now, the Captains are broadcast on 88.7 WJCU. In 2014, WINT added NASCAR and IndyCar races to its programming. The station also broadcasts area [[high school football]] and [[high school basketball|basketball]] games, and occasionally Lake Erie College Football games, as well as locally produced and originated shows focusing on sports talk, tech and computer, business and legal, plus veterans and senior issues.<ref>{{cite web|author=Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich |url=http://www.welw.com/stationinfo/story.html |title=WELW Story on WELW 1330 AM Radio |publisher=Welw.com |access-date=2014-04-14}}</ref>
-With the realization that many [[polka music]] fans from [[Ohio]] and the [[Rust Belt|Steel Belt]] have retired to warmer climates, WINT also began and serves as base operation for a 24/7 streaming polka website, 247polkaheaven.com which was the first of its kind in the world. Known as the "World's Polka Network", it features polka hosts and music from across the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://247polkaheaven.com/about.html |publisher=24/7 Polka Heaven |title=About Us}}</ref>
+With the realization that many [[polka music]] fans from [[Ohio]] and the [[Rust Belt|Steel Belt]] have retired to warmer climates, WINT also began and serves as base operation for a 24/7 streaming polka website, 247polkaheaven.com, which was the first of its kind in the world. Known as the "World's Polka Network", it features polka hosts and music from across the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://247polkaheaven.com/about.html |publisher=24/7 Polka Heaven |title=About Us}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *{{Official website|http://www.wintradio.com}}
-{{AM station data|WINT}}
+{{AM station data|26221|WINT}}
-*{{FMQ|W268CO}}
-*{{FXL|W268CO}}
 *[http://www.247polkaheaven.com/ 247PolkaHeaven.com]
+* [https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/b7ae6956-6d11-07a9-2ffa-183305dba83f.pdf FCC History Cards For WINT (AM) (1962–1980)]
+;FM translator
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|106489|W268CO}}
+*{{FXL|W268CO}}
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