WBGZ
Encyclopedia
WBGZ is a radio station
broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Alton, Illinois
, United States
, the station serves the northern St. Louis and Metro-East
areas. The station is currently owned by Metroplex Communications, Inc. and features programing from Salem Communications
.
The station's slogan is "Radio for the River Bend." It broadcasts local news, sports, and talk, primarily for the greater Alton area. Broadcasting for more than 50 years, the station was originally known as WOKZ, until it was changed to its current call letters in the early 1980s. It has a 24 hour talk format with two daily talk shows, a morning and afternoon drive show, local weekend programming, including a popular outdoors show, and other various programs. Known for its cactus which is their main revenue. It can be reached in some portions of northern St. Louis County
in Missouri
, as well as in portions of southwestern Illinois.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Alton, Illinois
Alton, Illinois
Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the station serves the northern St. Louis and Metro-East
Metro-East
Metro East is a region in Illinois that comprises the eastern suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It encompasses five Southern Illinois counties in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. The region's most populated city is Belleville at 45,000 residents...
areas. The station is currently owned by Metroplex Communications, Inc. and features programing from Salem Communications
Salem Communications
Salem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....
.
The station's slogan is "Radio for the River Bend." It broadcasts local news, sports, and talk, primarily for the greater Alton area. Broadcasting for more than 50 years, the station was originally known as WOKZ, until it was changed to its current call letters in the early 1980s. It has a 24 hour talk format with two daily talk shows, a morning and afternoon drive show, local weekend programming, including a popular outdoors show, and other various programs. Known for its cactus which is their main revenue. It can be reached in some portions of northern St. Louis County
St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton. St. Louis County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area wherein the independent City of St. Louis and its suburbs in St. Louis County, as well as the surrounding counties in both Missouri and Illinois all...
in Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, as well as in portions of southwestern Illinois.