WABJ

WABJ
City of license	Adrian, Michigan
Broadcast area	[1]
Branding	NewsTalk 1490
Slogan	News, Talk, Sports
Frequency	1490 kHz
First air date	November 1946
Format	News/Talk
Power	1,000 watts
Class	C
Callsign meaning	Adrian Business Journal
Owner	Friends Communications
Website	(1)

WABJ (1490 AM, "NewsTalk 1490") is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Adrian, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1946. WABJ is noted as a "springboard station" for some of the most well-known names in broadcasting. It has launched the careers of such notables as Phil Donahue, Jerry Keil, Rich Hoffer, Gary Fullhart, Mickey Morgret-Goldberg, and Joe Elardo.

Sources

Michiguide.com - WABJ History

External links

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Michigan

All-news	WWJ - Detroit

News and talk	WABJ - Adrian · WATT - Cadillac · WATZ - Alpena · WBCK-FM - Battle Creek · WBRN - Big Rapids · WCHT - Escanaba · WDMJ - Marquette · WDTK - Detroit · WHFB - Benton Harbor / St. Joseph · WILS - Lansing · WJIM - Lansing · WJML - Petoskey/Traverse City · WJR - Detroit · WJRW - Grand Rapids · WKBZ - Muskegon · WKZO - Kalamazoo · WMIC - Sandusky · WMIQ-Iron Mountain · WMKT - Charlevoix · WMPL - Hancock/Houghton · WNEM - Saginaw · WOOD - Grand Rapids · WOOD-FM - Muskegon · WPHM - Port Huron · WPNW - Zeeland · WSGW - Saginaw · WSGW-FM - Carrollton · WSJM - St. Joseph · WSJM-FM - Benton Harbor · WTCM - Traverse City · WTRC - Niles · WWCK - Flint · WXYT - Detroit

See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in Michigan