WTAX (AM)
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| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | 1240 WTAX |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Saga Communications |
| WDBR | |
| History | |
First air date | 1923 (in Streator, moved to Springfield in 1930) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 9961 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | 93.5 W228DL (Springfield) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wtax.com |
WTAX is an AM news/talk radio station licensed to and serving the Springfield, Illinois, United States, area.[1] It broadcasts at 1240 AM, and its programming is also carried on 93.5 FM by translator station W228DL. WTAX carries The Rush Limbaugh Show, Wall Street Journal This Morning, Coast to Coast AM, Clark Howard, and The Laura Ingraham Show.
WTAX-FM was the original call sign of WTAX's sister station at 103.7, now WDBR.
History
WTAX's first license was granted on October 11, 1923 to the Williams Hardware Company in Streator, Illinois. The call letters were randomly assigned by the government from a sequential list of available call signs. It was initially on 1300 kHz, with a power of 20 watts.[2] In mid-1927 the station was reassigned to 930 kHz. On November 11, 1928, with the implementation of the Federal Radio Commission's General Order 40, it was moved to 1210 kHz.[3]
WTAX relocated to Springfield in late 1930.[4] On March 29, 1941 most stations on 1210 kHz, including WTAX, moved to 1240 kHz, under the provisions of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement.[5]
Programming was previously also broadcast on 107.5 FM, over translator station W298AP, which once served as a second signal for sister adult hits station WABZ. The W298AP simulcast lasted until January 31, 2017, when W298AP switched to oldies, now simulcasting WDBR's HD3 subchannel.
Previous logo
(WTAX's logo under previous simulcast with 107.5 FM translator)
References
- ^ "Radio Locator". Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, November 1, 1923, page 3.
- ^ "Broadcasting Stations, by Wave Lengths, Effective November 11,1928", Commercial and Government Radio Stations of the United States (edition June 30, 1928), page 174.
- ^ "Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, November 29, 1930, page 11.
- ^ List of Radio Broadcast Stations, Alphabetically by Call Letters as of March 29, 1941, page 99.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WTAX ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Catds for WTAX (covering 1923-1980)
- Template:FMQ
- W228DL at FCCdata.org