WBGZ

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WBGZ

Alton, Illinois
Broadcast area	St. Louis area
Frequency	1570 kHz
Branding	The Big Z
Programming
Format	News Talk Information
Affiliations	Salem Communications
Ownership
Owner	Metroplex Communications, Inc.
Technical information
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
Links
Website	wbgzradio.com

WBGZ (1570 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.

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 more. It can be reached in a few areas in northern St. Louis County in Missouri, as well as in southwestern Illinois.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID WBGZ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database