First air date July 8, 1924 Facility ID 61218 City of license Zanesville Owner WHIZ Media Group Slogan WHIZnews | Class C Frequency 1240 kHz Format Variety Branding AM 1240 | |
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Callsign meaning "We're Here In Zanesville" Former callsigns 1924-1929: "'WEBE'"; 1929-1939: WALR | ||
WHIZ (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Zanesville, Ohio, United States. The station is currently owned by Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System, Inc. and features programing from ABC Radio, ESPN Radio and Westwood One.
History
It began broadcasting with 10 watts on July 8, 1924 as WEBE in Cambridge, Ohio. By 1930, it was WALR, presumably named after its owner, Roy Waller had moved to Zanesville, Ohio. In 1939, the call letters were changed to WHIZ "We're here In Zanesville" and the power was raised to 250 watts. The power was boosted to 1,000 watts in 1950.
References
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