WTMJ (AM)
Radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WTMJ (620 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Owned by Good Karma Brands, the station has a news/talk radio format. Its sign-on dates back to 1922 and for most of its history it was owned by The Milwaukee Journal newspaper. On weekdays, it airs news blocks during drive time, local talk shows in middays, sports in the evening and syndicated shows in late nights. It is the flagship station for Milwaukee Brewers baseball and Milwaukee Bucks basketball.
Broadcast area | Greater Milwaukee |
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Frequency | 620 kHz |
Branding | 620 WTMJ |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Network | ABC News Radio |
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WGKB, WKTI | |
History | |
First air date | May 15, 1922; 101 years ago (1922-05-15) (as WCAY) |
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Call sign meaning | The Milwaukee Journal |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 74096 |
Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°42′28″N 88°03′57″W |
Translator(s) | 103.3 W277CV (Milwaukee) |
Repeater(s) | 94.5 WKTI-HD2 (Milwaukee) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wtmj |
By day, it transmits 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM radio stations in the United States. At night, to avoid interference to other stations, it reduces power to 10,000 watts.[1] In addition, it broadcasts on 250-watt FM translator W277CV at 103.3 MHz.