WLAK (AM)
| Broadcast area | Rice Lake, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1260 kHz |
| Branding | Lake Air Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Progressive talk |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Wisconsin Badgers |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBZH, WEZY | |
| History | |
First air date | January 23, 1978[1] |
Former call signs | WXCE (1976–2023) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 47079 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°15′25.00″N 92°22′0.00″W / 45.2569444°N 92.3666667°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.5 W298DK (Amery) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | lakeair.radio |
WLAK (1260 kHz) is an AM radio station established in 1978. The station is licensed to serve Amery, Wisconsin, United States. The station is owned by Sage Weil and Michael Crute, through licensee Civic Media, Inc.[3]
WLAK has an FM translator on the frequency of 107.5 MHz.[4]
On April 28, 2020, the then-WXCE changed its format to active rock, simulcasting WXNK 940 AM Shell Lake.[5]
In 2021, WXCE switched from a WXNK simulcast to a simulcast of Soft AC formatted FM sister station WZEZ. [6]
On November 11, 2021, WXCE went silent.[7]
In September 2022, WXCE returned on the air as a progressive talk format branded as "Lake Air Radio", operated by Michael Crute's Civic Media under a time brokerage agreement; Civic Media was in the process of acquiring the station and its translator, along with two sister stations.[8] The purchase was consummated on December 29, 2022 at a price of $700,000. Effective January 29, 2023, the new owners changed the station's call sign to WLAK.
References
[edit]- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-489. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLAK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WLAK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Federal Communications Commission -- FM Query Results".
- ^ ""Ink" Expands in Northwestern Wisconsin". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ Changes in Albertville, Langdon, Milbank, Amery, and Sturgeon Bay Northpine.com - October 28, 2021
- ^ FCC Monitor: KLBB Update, New FM in Minn., Wis. AM Goes Silent Northpine.com - November 21, 2021
- ^ "Civic Media Acquires Green Bay/Appleton Pair; Launches Two More Liberal Talkers Across Wisconsin". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 47079 (WLAK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLAK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202401 (W298DK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W298DK at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for WLAK
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