| City of license | Berlin, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Fox Valley / Central Wisconsin |
| Branding | Big Red AM 1100 |
| Slogan | Full Service Radio for Your Life. |
| Frequency | 1100 kHz AM |
| Translator(s) | 97.3 W247AZ (Berlin) |
| First air date | circa 1972 ("more than 35 years" in 2007) |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 2,500 watts (day) 1,600 watts (Critical hours) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 34907 |
| Callsign meaning | WIsconsin's Service Station |
| Owner | Hometown Broadcasting LLC (owned by Tom Boyson) |
| Sister stations | WAUH |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wissradio.com |
WISS (1100 kHz AM) or Big Red AM 1100 is a radio station broadcasting an News/Talk format. Licensed to Berlin, Wisconsin, USA, it serves central Wisconsin and the Fox Valley. It formerly operated at 1090 kHz. The station is currently owned by Hometown Broadcasting LLC (owned by Tom Boyson), which acquired the station in 1999. WISS originally had an FM sister station (WISS-FM) at 102.3 MHz. which was later sold and moved to 104.7 MHz.
WISS changed its music format from Classic Country to soft Oldies on February 2, 2009. Artists heard as part of the new format, according to the station's website, include The Beatles, Carpenters, The Supremes, Barry Manilow, Anne Murray, Frank Sinatra, Kenny Rogers, and Neil Diamond.[1]
The station ran an annual trivia contest between 1982 and 2005. The contest was billed as the "world's longest running commercial trivia contest" before the 2006 contest was canceled.
They have added a simulcast on 97.3 FM because AM 1100 does not operate all day. The 97.3 simulcast is available 24 hours a day, and is in operation before, during, and after AM 1100 is on the air.
On May 05, 2011, WISS replaced classic hits with news/talk introducing themselves as a Fox News Radio station.[2]
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In addition to the main station, WISS is relayed by an additional translator to widen its broadcast area.
| Call sign | MHz | City of license | Power (W) |
Class |
Additional Information |
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| W247AZ | 97.3 | Berlin, Wisconsin | 250 | D | FCC |
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