WISS (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Fox Valley / Central Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1100 kHz AM |
| Branding | Big Red AM 1100 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hometown Broadcasting LLC (owned by Tom Boyson) |
| WAUH | |
| History | |
First air date | circa 1972 ("more than 35 years" in 2007) |
Call sign meaning | WIsconsin's Service Station |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 34907 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 2,500 watts (day) 1,600 watts (critical hours) |
| Translator(s) | 97.3 W247AZ (Berlin) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.wissradio.com |
WISS (1100 kHz AM) or Big Red AM 1100 is an American radio station broadcasting an News/Talk format. It is licensed to Berlin, Wisconsin, USA, and serves central Wisconsin and the Fox Valley. It used to operate at 1090 kHz. The station is owned by Hometown Broadcasting LLC (owned by Tom Boyson), which acquired the station in 1999. WISS used to have an FM sister station (WISS-FM) at 102.3 MHz which was 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.
It has 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 5, 2011, WISS replaced classic hits with news/talk introducing themselves as a Fox News Radio station.[2]
In 2014 WISS was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to increase power to 50,000 watts day and 20,000 watts critical hours.[3]
See also
Translators
In addition to the main station, WISS is relayed by an additional translator to widen its broadcast area.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W247AZ | 97.3 FM | Berlin, Wisconsin | 55 | D |
References
- ^ "About WISS". wissradio.com.
- ^ "Making Moves: Thursday, May 5, 2011". Radio-Info.com. May 5, 2011.
- ^ "FCC Construction Permit". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WISS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- WISS Radio official website
- Hometown Broadcasting LLC
- Radio Station World Appleton/Oshkosh/Fond du Lac stations
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