WHIZ (AM)
Encyclopedia
WHIZ is a radio station
broadcasting a Variety
format. Licensed to Zanesville, Ohio
, USA. The station is currently owned by Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System, Inc. and features programing from ABC Radio , ESPN Radio
and Westwood One
.
s on July 8, 1924 as WEBE in Cambridge, Ohio. By 1930, it was WALR, presumably named after its owner, Roy Waller. In 1939, the call letters were changed to WHIZ and the power was raised to 250 watt
s. The power was boosted to 1,000 watts in 1950.
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 Variety
Variety (radio)
The term variety as a radio format is loosely defined as a format that plays music across numerous genera.Freeform variety is associated with a wide range of programming including talk, sports, and music from a wide spectrum. This format is usually found on smaller, non-commercial...
format. Licensed to Zanesville, Ohio
Zanesville, Ohio
Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio...
, USA. The station is currently owned by Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System, Inc. and features programing from ABC Radio , ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
and Westwood One
Westwood One
Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...
.
History
It began broadcasting with 10 wattWatt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s on July 8, 1924 as WEBE in Cambridge, Ohio. By 1930, it was WALR, presumably named after its owner, Roy Waller. In 1939, the call letters were changed to WHIZ and the power was raised to 250 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s. The power was boosted to 1,000 watts in 1950.