WINT (AM)

WINT
Willoughby, Ohio; United States;
Broadcast area	Lake County; Greater Cleveland (limited);
Frequency	1330 kHz
Branding	Integrity Radio
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Affiliations	USA Radio Network; Townhall News; Premiere Networks; GCN; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	Raymond & Ronald Somich; (Spirit Broadcasting, LLC);
History
First air date	January 27, 1965; (59 years ago)
Former call signs	WELW (1965–2014)
Call sign meaning	"Integrity"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26221
Class	D
Power	500 watts day; 42 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	41°38′57.00″N 81°25′25.00″W / 41.6491667°N 81.4236111°W
Translator(s)	101.5 W268CO (Willoughby)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wintradio.com

WINT (1330

The Dave Ramsey Show. The station also airs programs hosted by nationally-syndicated personalities Doug Stephan, Armstrong & Getty and Dana Loesch, as well as local coverage of the Lake County Captains. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WINT is relayed over low-power Willoughby FM translator

W268CO (101.5 FM), and is available online.

History

The station first broadcast on January 27, 1965, as WELW. As the station's transmitter site (and current studio site) resides on the Eastlake-Willoughby border, the call letters stood for EastLake and Willoughby. WELW's first

news/talk formats. Top air personalities like Steve Szabo programmed top 40 formats. WELW almost always has broadcast nationality music shows and some religious programs. Spirit Broadcasting assumed ownership in February 1990. Over the years, the station has been honored countless times for its community service, as well as receiving Associated Press awards.^{[citation needed}

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On March 31, 2014, WELW announced that they had changed their call letters to WINT, and adopted the brand of "Integrity Radio". The station also announced its intention to upgrade their signal to serve more of the Cleveland radio market, as well as finding an FM station on which to simulcast.^[2]^[3]^[4] In July 2015, WINT began broadcasting on 101.5FM.

FM translator

Broadcast translator
for WINT
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W268CO	101.5 FM	Willoughby, Ohio	106489	250	127.46 m (418 ft)	D	41°35′30.2″N 81°21′3.4″W / 41.591722°N 81.350944°W / 41.591722; -81.350944	LMS

Current programming

WINT offers a variety of programming, including national talk radio programs hosted by Doug Stephan, Armstrong & Getty, Sean Hannity, Dana Loesch and Dave Ramsey. Nationality programming is also aired on Sunday mornings, including Slovenian, Croatian, Italian, German, Polish, and Hispanic shows. WINT offers a small part of its broadcast schedule for purchase by program providers.

WINT was the flagship station of the Lake County Captains minor league baseball team when they moved to Ohio in 2003. Now, the Captains are broadcast on 88.7 WJCU. In 2014, WINT added NASCAR and IndyCar races to its programming. The station also broadcasts area high school football and basketball games, and occasionally Lake Erie College Football games, as well as locally produced and originated shows focusing on sports talk, tech and computer, business and legal, plus veterans and senior issues.^[5]

With the realization that many

polka music fans from Ohio and the Steel Belt have retired to warmer climates, WINT also began and serves as base operation for a 24/7 streaming polka website, 247polkaheaven.com, which was the first of its kind in the world. Known as the "World's Polka Network", it features polka hosts and music from across the United States and Canada.^[6]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WINT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Marucci, Carl (March 31, 2014). "WELW flips to 'Integrity Radio WINT'". RBR.com. Streamline RBR, Inc. Retrieved April 3, 2014. [...] plans to significantly improve our coverage on 1330AM.
^ Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich. "Radio Coverage Area on WELW 1330 AM Radio". Welw.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
^ "Radio station WELW to change name after 50 years on the air". News-herald.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
^ Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich. "WELW Story on WELW 1330 AM Radio". Welw.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
^ "About Us". 24/7 Polka Heaven.

External links

Official website
WINT in the FCC AM station database
WINT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
247PolkaHeaven.com
FCC History Cards For WINT (AM) (1962-1980)

FM translator

W268CO in the FCC FM station database
W268CO at FCCdata.org

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WINT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[1330_new_calls-2] Marucci, Carl (March 31, 2014). "WELW flips to 'Integrity Radio WINT'". RBR.com. Streamline RBR, Inc. Retrieved April 3, 2014. [...] plans to significantly improve our coverage on 1330AM.

[3] Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich. "Radio Coverage Area on WELW 1330 AM Radio". Welw.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.

[4] "Radio station WELW to change name after 50 years on the air". News-herald.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.

[5] Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich. "WELW Story on WELW 1330 AM Radio". Welw.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.

[6] "About Us". 24/7 Polka Heaven.

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