WBIZ (AM)

For the FM radio station in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, see WBIZ-FM.
WBIZ
City of license Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Broadcast area Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Branding Sports Radio 1400
Frequency 1400 kHz
First air date May 19, 1988
Format Sports radio
Power 1,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Class C
Facility ID 2107
Transmitter coordinates 44°48′58.00″N 91°31′9.00″W / 44.8161111°N 91.5191667°W
Former callsigns WEUZ (1988-1991)
Affiliations CBS Radio, Fox Sports Radio
Owner iHeartMedia, Inc.
(Capstar TX)
Sister stations WATQ, WBIZ, WBIZ-FM, WMEQ, WMEQ-FM, WQRB
Webcast Listen Live
Website sportsradio1400.com

WBIZ (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the station serves the Eau Claire area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programing from CBS Radio and Fox Sports Radio.[1]

In July 2012 WBIZ filed an application for an FCC construction permit to decrease power to 970 watts.

History

The station originally signed on as WBIZ. Call letters were changed to WEUZ on May 19, 1988. On April 8, 1991, the station changed its call sign back to the current WBIZ.[2]

References

  1. "WBIZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WBIZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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