WKBZ AM 1090 Muskegon

Slogan/Positioner: NewsTalk 1090

Format: News-Talk

Web site: www.newstalk1090.com

E-Mail: visit web site

Class: D
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 1,000 watts / 1, omnidirectional
Daytime operations only

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage areas: Day
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WKBZ from Wikipedia
• WKBZ from RadioTime.com
• Talk'n Muskegon (afternoon show)
• Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher

Call Sign History:

• WKBZ: 4/15/2005
• WMUS:

Call Sign Origin:

On Air Date:

Owner: Clear Channel

Telephone: (231) 733-2600

Notes/History:

• 4/15/2005: Call sign change to WKBZ, bringing back the heritage call sign to Muskegon. WKBZ was last on AM 1520 before that station went silent in 2001. Prior to that, WKBZ was on AM 850 Muskegon for many years. WKBZ was first used on AM 1500 Ludington before the station ultimately moved to Muskegon.
• 4/23/2001: Simulcast of FM 106.9 (Country) dropped in favor of News-Talk programming
• 1/16/2001: FCC approves sale to Clear Channel from Cumulus
• 9/5/2000: Announced that station is being sold to Clear Channel by Cumulus Broadcasting
• 3/14/2000: FCC approves sale from Connoisseur to Cumulus
• 11/29/1999: Announced that Cumulus will be acquiring Connoisseur Communications for $242 million

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Muskegon County

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