WBIZ (AM)

For the FM radio station in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, see WBIZ-FM.
WBIZ
City Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Broadcast area Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Branding 98.7 The Brew
Slogan Eau Claire's Classic Christmas Hits
Frequency 1400 kHz
Translator(s) 98.7 W254CN (Eau Claire)
First air date 1947
Format Classic hits currently airing Christmas music
Power 1,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Class C
Facility ID 2107
Transmitter coordinates 44°48′58.00″N 91°31′9.00″W / 44.8161111°N 91.5191667°W / 44.8161111; -91.5191667
Former callsigns WBIZ (1947-1988)
WEUZ (1988-1991)
Owner iHeartMedia, Inc.
(Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stations WATQ, WBIZ-FM, WMEQ, WMEQ-FM, WQRB
Webcast Listen Live
Website 98.7 The Brew

WBIZ (1400 AM, "98.7 The Brew") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the station serves the Eau Claire area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..[1]

History

The station signed on in 1947 as WBIZ. Call letters were changed to WEUZ on May 19, 1988. On April 8, 1991, the station changed its call sign back to WBIZ.[2]

In July 2012, WBIZ filed an application for a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to decrease power to 970 watts.

On July 18, 2016 WBIZ changed their format from sports to classic hits, branded as "98.7 The Brew" (simulcasting on FM translator W254CN 98.7 FM Eau Claire.[3]

References

  1. "WBIZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WBIZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 98.7 The Brew Debuts in Eau Claire Radioinsight - July 18, 2016
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