WSDZ

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WSDZ
Broadcast area Greater St. Louis
Frequency 1260 kHz
Branding Relevant Radio
Programming
Language English
Format Catholic radio
NetworkRelevant Radio
Ownership
OwnerRelevant Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
July 13, 1947
(77 years ago) (1947-07-13)
Former call signs
WIBV (1947–1998)
Call sign meaning
"St. Louis Disney" (former owner)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 4622
Class B
Power
  • 20,000 watts (day)
  • 5,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°27′31.00″N89°57′41.00″W / 38.4586111°N 89.9613889°W / 38.4586111; -89.9613889
Translator(s) 95.1 K236CS (St. Louis)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.relevantradio.com

WSDZ (1260 AM) is a radio station licensed to Belleville, Illinois, and serving the Greater St. Louis radio market. It is owned and operated by Relevant Radio, Inc. [2] WSDZ carries a Catholic radio format supplied by the Relevant Radio network. WSDZ, along with 1120 KMOX, are responsible for activation of the St. Louis area Emergency Alert System. [3]

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By day, WSDZ is powered at 20,000 watts. At night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 1260 AM, it reduces power to 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The station's studios are located on Weber Hill Road in St. Louis, and its transmitter is off Schuleter Germaine Road in Belleville. [4] Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator 95.1 MHz K236CS in St. Louis. [5]

History

The station signed on the air on July 13, 1947, as WIBV "Belleville's Voice". It was a daytimer, broadcasting on 1060 kHz with 250 watts of power. WIBV was owned by Belleville Broadcasting Co. [6]

WIBV aired various types of music, and would broadcast high school sports into the Metro-East area for many years, until the mid-1990s, when it became a talk radio station.

WSDZ logo used from 2002 until 2007. WWMK Radio Disney 1260.png
WSDZ logo used from 2002 until 2007.

The call sign switched to WSDZ when it began broadcasting children's/contemporary hit radio programming as a network affiliate of Radio Disney on May 22, 1998, at 1 pm. [7] At that point, the talk programming moved over to 550 KSD, which became KTRS in early 1997.

On August 13, 2014, Radio Disney announced it would sell nearly all of its owned-and-operated stations including WSDZ. Radio Disney said it wanted to focus on the network's programming, co-branded events, and digital outlets. [8] [9]

Disney originally planned to take the stations dark on September 26. [10] However, Disney changed its plans at the last minute, and all stations would remain on the air, continuing to broadcast Radio Disney programming until each were sold. [11] Radio Disney planned to keep only one of its stations, its outlet at 1110 AM in Los Angeles, now KWVE.

On September 15, the Salem Media Group said it would acquire the last five Radio Disney owned-and-operated stations for sale (including WSDZ) for $2.225 million. [12] WSDZ was acquired through Caron Broadcasting, Inc., for $275,000. [13] [14] [15] The sale of WSDZ was completed on December 18, 2015. [16]

On December 11, Radio Disney programming went off the air and WSDZ went silent, pending its new format. On December 22, WSDZ signed back on the air with a new conservative talk radio format as "1260 AM The Answer". Most of the programming came from the co-owned Salem Radio Network.

On October 30, 2017, WSDZ changed from conservative talk radio (which moved to sister station 1380 KXFN). It began playing urban contemporary gospel music, branded as "Praise 95.1 & 1260". [17]

On November 14, 2019, the station was sold to Immaculate Heart Media, Inc., and became an affiliate of the co-owned Relevant Radio network. [18] [19] [20] The programming included Catholic talk and teaching shows.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WSDZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WSDZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Emergency Alert System State Plan" (PDF). jmpradio.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ "WSDZ-AM 1260 kHz - Belleville, IL". radio-locator.com.
  5. ↑ "K236CS-FM 95.1 MHz - Saint Louis, MO". radio-locator.com.
  6. ↑ "WIBV at Belleville, Ill., Takes Air as Daytimer" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 4, 1947. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 15 No. 21. May 27, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ Lafayette, Jon (August 13, 2014). "Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital". Broadcasting & Cable . Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ Gallo, Phil (August 13, 2014). "Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations". Billboard . Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  10. ↑ Venta, Lance (August 13, 2014). "Radio Disney To Sell All But One Station". radioinsight.com. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  11. ↑ Fybush, Scott (September 26, 2014). "NERW Extra: No Signoffs for Disney AMs". fybush.com. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Salem Acquires Radio Disney's Final Five". radioinsight.com.
  13. ↑ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission.
  14. ↑ "WSDZ of Belleville changes hands". The Business Journals. September 15, 2015.
  15. ↑ Buss, Will (September 18, 2015). "Belleville radio station being sold". Belleville News-Democrat.
  16. ↑ "Consummation Notice". fcc.gov.
  17. ↑ Salem Brings Praise While Moving The Answer Radioinsight - October 17, 2017
  18. ↑ Jacobson, Adam. "Update: Salem Reveals Stations In Latest Sale As Stock Slides", Radio & Television Business Report. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  19. ↑ Venta, Lance. "More On Immaculate Heart Media's Purchase Of Nine Stations From Salem", RadioInsight. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
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