WGEZ

WGEZ

City	Beloit, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Janesville, Wisconsin
Branding	Big Oldies 1490
Slogan	Beloit's Big Oldies
Frequency	1490 kHz
First air date	1948
Format	Oldies
Power	1,000 watts (unlimited)
Class	C
Facility ID	24995
Transmitter coordinates	42°29′45.00″N 89°1′3.00″W / 42.4958333°N 89.0175000°W
Affiliations	Westwood One, AP Radio
Owner	Scott Thompson (Big Radio)
Sister stations	WBEL, WWHG
Webcast	Listen Live

WGEZ (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies music format. Licensed to Beloit, Wisconsin, USA, the station serves the Janesville area. The station is currently owned by Scott Thompson, through licensee Big Radio.^[1] WGEZ features programming from Westwood One's Good Time Oldies and AP Radio.^[2]

Station sale

A purchase agreement, dated September 16, 2014, shows WGEZ being sold by Alliance Communications, Inc. to Big Radio, from Monroe, Wisconsin. Big Radio also owns WEKZ AM-FM, WFRL, WFPS, WQLF, WBEL, and WWHG. The sale to Big Radio, at a price of $150,000, was consummated on December 31, 2014.

History

WGEZ began broadcasting September 26, 1948, on 1490 KHz with 100 W power (full-time). The station, a Mutual affiliate, was licensed to Beloit Broadcasting Company.^[3]

References

1. "WGEZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
2. "Radio Stations". Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
3. "WGEZ Starts Operation As 100-w Mutual Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 4, 1948. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for WGEZ
• Radio-Locator Information on WGEZ
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WGEZ