WDIZ (AM)

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For the AM radio station in Panama City, Florida, that held this call sign from 1996 to 2020, see WDIZ (Panama City, Florida).
WDIZ
  • iHeartMedia, Inc.
  • (iHM Licenses, LLC)
WCTQ, WRUB, WSDV, WSRZ-FM, WTZB
History
First air date
February 1, 1960 (as WAMR)
Former call signs
WDMR (1957-1959)
WAMR (1959–2005)
WDDV (2005–2020)
Call sign meaning
no local meaning; originally used for Orlando sister station WRUM
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID3060
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
27°6′20.00″N 82°24′1.00″W / 27.1055556°N 82.4002778°W / 27.1055556; -82.4002778
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live (via iHeartRadio)
Websiteoldies1320.iheart.com

WDIZ (1320

iHeartMedia, Inc.
and calls itself "Oldies 1320", Venice's Real Oldies. The station uses iHeartMedia's Real Oldies network that mainly focuses on hits from the 1960s and 1970s.

History

The station

AM 1320. It aired a middle of the road
(MOR) music format.

In the 1980s, the daytime power was increased to 5,000 watts and the station was given nighttime authorization with 1,000 watts.

NBC Talknet
at night. In the 1990s, the music was decreased and talk programming took over the daily schedule.

In 1999, Citicasters acquired the station.

soft adult contemporary format and moved to a transmitter north of Tampa, Clear Channel decided to go after its displaced listeners in the Sarasota area. WAMR became WDDV, a call sign similar to the departed FM station. WDDV's format changed to adult standards
.

On March 17, 2016, WDDV flipped from adult standards to talk and business news.

syndicated talk shows and business news from Bloomberg Radio. Some hours were paid brokered programming
.

On May 5, 2020, iHeartMedia flipped WDDV from

news/talk to oldies, branded as "Oldies 1320", using iHeartMedia's Real Oldies network.[6] The call sign was changed to WDIZ on June 29, 2020.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-1962 page B-40
  3. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-77
  4. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-153
  5. ^ iHeart launches Newsradio 1320 Sarasota - RadioInsight, March 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "WDDV Flips to Oldies".
  7. ^ "Call Sign History (WDIZ)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

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