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{{Infobox radio station |
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| name = WBGZ |
| name = WBGZ |
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| logo = WBGZ (AM) logo.jpg |
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| city = [[Alton, Illinois|Alton]], [[Illinois]] |
| city = [[Alton, Illinois|Alton]], [[Illinois]] |
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| area = [[ |
| area = [[St. Louis, Missouri]] |
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| slogan = "Radio for the River Bend" |
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| branding = ''The Big Z'' |
| branding = ''The Big Z'' |
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| frequency = 1570 [[kilohertz|kHz |
| frequency = 1570 [[kilohertz|kHz]] |
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| translator = 107.1 W296DR (Alton) |
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| airdate = February 4, [[1948 in radio|1948]] (as WOKZ) |
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| format = [[Talk radio|Talk]] |
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| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>74 watts night |
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| class = D |
| class = D |
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| facility_id = 41384 |
| facility_id = 41384 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|38|55|44.00|N|90|13|3.00|W|region:US_type: |
| coordinates = {{coord|38|55|44.00|N|90|13|3.00|W|region:US_type:landmark}} |
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| former_callsigns = WOKZ (1948–1984) |
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| affiliations = [[Salem Radio Network]] |
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| owner = Metroplex Communications, Inc. |
| owner = Metroplex Communications, Inc. |
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| webcast = |
| webcast = [http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WBGZ Listen Live] |
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| website = [http://www.wbgzradio.com wbgzradio.com] |
| website = [http://www.wbgzradio.com wbgzradio.com] |
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| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] |
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'''WBGZ''' (1570 AM) is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Alton, Illinois]]. The station carries a [[talk radio]] format. The station has been broadcasting for almost 75 years. The station also broadcasts on translator W296DR 107.1 in Alton. |
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==History== |
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'''WBGZ''' (1570 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "The Big Z") is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[News Talk Information]] format. Licensed to [[Alton, Illinois]], [[United States]], the station serves the northern [[St. Louis]] and [[Metro-East]] areas. The station is currently owned by [[Metroplex Communications, Inc.]] and features programing from [[Salem Communications]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBGZ |title=WBGZ Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> |
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WOKZ began broadcasting Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1948. Studios were located in the Stratford Hotel in downtown Alton. It was owned by the Illinois-Alton Broadcasting Company.<ref>{{cite news|title=WOKZ-FM Alton, 99.9 mc Is Now in Operation|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-06-28-BC.pdf|access-date=21 December 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=June 28, 1948}}</ref> |
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The station's slogan is "Radio for the River Bend." It broadcasts local news, sports, and talk, primarily for the greater Alton area. Broadcasting for more than 50 years, the station was originally known as WOKZ, until it was changed to its current call letters in the early 1980s. It has a 24 hour talk format with two daily talk shows, a morning and afternoon drive show, local weekend programming, including a popular outdoors show, and other various programs. It can be reached in some portions of northern [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]] in [[Missouri]], as well as in portions of southwestern Illinois. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.wbgzradio.com WBGZ official website] |
*[http://www.wbgzradio.com WBGZ official website] |
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{{AM station data|41384|WBGZ}} |
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*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|200260|W296DR}} |
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*{{FXL|W296DR}} |
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{{St. Louis Radio}} |
{{St. Louis Radio}} |
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Latest revision as of 08:09, 12 July 2024
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| Broadcast area | St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Frequency | 1570 kHz |
| Branding | The Big Z |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Metroplex Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | February 4, 1948 (as WOKZ) |
Former call signs | WOKZ (1948–1984) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41384 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 74 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°55′44.00″N 90°13′3.00″W / 38.9288889°N 90.2175000°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.1 W296DR (Alton) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wbgzradio.com |
WBGZ (1570 AM) is a radio station licensed to Alton, Illinois. The station carries a talk radio format. The station has been broadcasting for almost 75 years. The station also broadcasts on translator W296DR 107.1 in Alton.
History
[edit]WOKZ began broadcasting Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1948. Studios were located in the Stratford Hotel in downtown Alton. It was owned by the Illinois-Alton Broadcasting Company.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBGZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WOKZ-FM Alton, 99.9 mc Is Now in Operation" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 28, 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
External links
[edit]- WBGZ official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 41384 (WBGZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBGZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 200260 (W296DR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W296DR at FCCdata.org
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