WNFL-AM

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WNFL-AM
Broadcast area	Green Bay, Wisconsin
Branding	"1440 WNFL"
Slogan	"Green Bay's Sports Station"
First air date	1947
Frequency	1440 (kHz)
Format	Sports/Talk
ERP	5,000 watts day; 500 watts night
Class	B
Former callsigns	WJPG-AM
Owner	Midwest Communications
Website	www.1440wnfl.com

1440 WNFL is a commercial radio station located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The station is locally owned and operated by Midwest Communications, which owns four other stations in Green Bay. WNFL mainly focuses on sports, and is an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio. WNFL has the rights to broadcast pre-season and mid-day Milwaukee Brewers games and all Milwaukee Bucks games. Green Bay Packers games and night & weekend Milwaukee Brewers games will be moving over to WNFL's more powerful sister station, WTAQ, for their 2007 seasons. WNFL's studios are located in the WBAY building in downtown Green Bay. WNFL's transmitter is located on Bellevue Street in the Green Bay suburb of Bellevue.

On July 18, 2006, Midwest Communications broke ground on their new, $4.725 Million facility in Bellevue. The facility will be located at WNFL's tower site on Bellevue Street. WNFL and the six other Midwest Communications stations in Northeast Wisconsin will move to the new facility in the Summer of 2007.^[1]

[edit] History

The station went on the air in 1947 as WJPG-AM, owned by the Green Bay Press-Gazette. The call letters changed to WNFL-AM when the Green Bay Packers were winning games in the late 1960's.

[edit] WNFL personalities

Jerry Bader: Program Director
Steve Brown: Weekend weather (from WGBA-TV)
Mark Daniels: Anchor/Reporter
Steve Frazier: Morning weather (from WGBA-TV)
John Maino: Host of 'The Maino & Nick Show'
Cameron Moreland: Afternoon and evening weather (from WGBA-TV)
Nick Vitrano: Host of 'The Maino & Nick Show'

[edit] External links

• 1440 WNFL
• Midwest Communications