WBGZ
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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 | |
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) |
Links | |
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
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.[1]
References
- ^ "WOKZ-FM Alton, 99.9 mc Is Now in Operation" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 28, 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
External links
- WBGZ in the FCC AM station database
- WBGZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W296DR in the FCC FM station database
- W296DR at FCCdata.org
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