Broadcast area Fairfield, Illinois Class D Frequency 1390 AM kHz Format Talk radio, Sports radio Sister stations WFIW-FM | First air date August 21, 1953 Website www.wfiwradio.com City of license Fairfield Area Fairfield Call sign meaning Fairfield-Illinois-Wayne | |
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Power 710 watts day
58 watts night Callsign meaning "Fairfield-Illinois-Wayne" Owner The Original Company, Inc_ | ||
WFIW 1390 AM is a 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. WFIW AM and FM simulcast their programming until February 15, 1983.
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.
History
The call letters WFIW were originally assigned to a station in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. 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.
References
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