WFIW (AM)

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WFIW
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Broadcast area Fairfield, Illinois
Frequency 1390 kHz
Programming
Format News Talk / Sports
Affiliations Genesis Communications Network
Premiere Networks
Radio America
USA Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerThe Original Company, Inc.
WFIW-FM, WOKZ
History
First air date
August 21, 1953 [1]
Call sign meaning
"Fairfield-Illinois-Wayne" [2]
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 71167
Class D
Power 710 watts day
58 watts night
Translator(s) 103.3 W277CZ (Fairfield)
Links
Public license information
Website www.wfiwradio.com

WFIW (1390 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a news talk format. Licensed to Fairfield, Illinois, the station is currently owned by The Original Company, Inc., which also owns WFIW-FM 104.9 FM and WOKZ 105.9 FM. [4] WFIW AM and FM simulcast their programming until February 15, 1983. [2]

Contents

WFIW carries a variety of local programming, as well as nationally syndicated shows such as Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh, Clark Howard, Roger Hedgecock, Dr. Joy Browne, Coast to Coast AM, and Bill Cunningham. [5]

History

WFIW began broadcasting on August 21, 1953. [1] The station was originally owned by Thomas Smoot Land and Bryan Davidson, doing business as Wayne County Broadcasting Company. [6] In May 1974, Thomas Land would take sole ownership of the station, [2] [6] and would later pass ownership of the station to his son, Dave Land. [7] [8] In 2012, Land sold WFIW, along with WFIW-FM and WOKZ, to The Original Company for $962,766.67. [8] [9]

WFIW originally ran 500 watts during daytime hours only. [6] On May 25, 1961, the station's power was increased to 1,000 watts. [2] [6] From the early to mid 1980s, the station was an affiliate of Music of Your Life. [10] [11] By 1986, the station was airing a modern country format. [12] By 1989, nighttime operations were added, running 87 watts. [13] By 1991, the station had added news-talk programming. [14] [15] By 1993, the station was completely airing a talk format. [16]

The call letters WFIW were originally assigned to a station in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. [17] In 1932, that station was bought by George Norton Jr., and its transmitter was moved to Louisville, Kentucky, with the call letters being changed to WAVE. [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook , Broadcasting, 1972. p. B-63. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Station History". WFIW. Archived from the original on February 6, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WFIW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ https://streamingradioguide.com/radio-parent-list.php?parentid=190 The Original Company list of radio stations
  5. ↑ WFIW AM Program Schedule Accessed May 11, 2010
  6. 1 2 3 4 History Cards for WFIW, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "WFIW Radio’s Dave Land retiring", The Carmi Times , December 28, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Seller retains ties to Illinois radio trio", Radio & Television Business Report, May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ Asset Purchase Agreement, fcc.gov. April 30, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-73. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  11. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-82. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  12. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1986 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1986. p. B-86. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  13. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989 , Broadcasting & Cable, 1989. p. B-92. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  14. ↑ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991 , Broadcasting & Cable, 1991. p. B-100. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ The M-Street Radio Directory . 1991. p. 129. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 10 No. 28. July 14, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  17. ↑ "WFIW Rebuilding" (PDF). Broadcasting . October 15, 1931. p. 20. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  18. ↑ Kieber, John E., Ed. (2001). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   0-8131-2100-0. P. 126.

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