WJOB (AM)
WJOB (1230 AM) is a news/talk formatted radio station in Hammond, Indiana. The present tower of the station is 406 feet (124 Meters) tall and the station is a 24-hour operation broadcasting with 1,000 Watts of power.
History
The beginning
The first license issued to this radio station—later moved to the Calumet Area—was on November 12, 1923, with Dr. George F. Courier and Lawrence J. "Butch" Crowley, a reputed Joliet mobster, as the licensees. The original call letters of this station were WWAE. The license was renewed on May 27, 1925, as Electric Park (Plainfield, IL) with L. J. Crowley as the sole licensee. A transmitter was then built at the Alamo Dance Hall in Joliet, IL.
The transmitter was later moved to 915 North Raynor Boulevard, Joliet, IL with broadcasting facilities located at 321 Clinton Street, Joliet, IL.
The broadcast facilities were moved shortly after that to the Hammond Douglas Park Area, where today it is known as Pulaski Park. A small studio was built on the northwest side of the park. From there, the broadcasting facilities were moved to a main studio at 402 Fayette Street, Fayette and Hohman Avenue, which today sits the former home of Bank Calumet (Calumet National Bank Building).
