WBIZ (AM)

For the FM radio station in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, see WBIZ-FM.

WBIZ
City	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Branding	98.7 The Brew
Slogan	Eau Claire's Classic Christmas Hits
Frequency	1400 kHz
Translator(s)	98.7 W254CN (Eau Claire)
First air date	1947
Format	Classic hits currently airing Christmas music
Power	1,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Class	C
Facility ID	2107
Transmitter coordinates	44°48′58.00″N 91°31′9.00″W / 44.8161111°N 91.5191667°W / 44.8161111; -91.5191667
Former callsigns	WBIZ (1947-1988) WEUZ (1988-1991)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stations	WATQ, WBIZ-FM, WMEQ, WMEQ-FM, WQRB
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	98.7 The Brew

WBIZ (1400 AM, "98.7 The Brew") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the station serves the Eau Claire area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..^[1]

History

The station signed on in 1947 as WBIZ. Call letters were changed to WEUZ on May 19, 1988. On April 8, 1991, the station changed its call sign back to WBIZ.^[2]

In July 2012, WBIZ filed an application for a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to decrease power to 970 watts.

On July 18, 2016 WBIZ changed their format from sports to classic hits, branded as "98.7 The Brew" (simulcasting on FM translator W254CN 98.7 FM Eau Claire.^[3]

References

↑ "WBIZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WBIZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ 98.7 The Brew Debuts in Eau Claire Radioinsight - July 18, 2016

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WBIZ

Radio-Locator Information on WBIZ

Radio stations in the Eau Claire, Wisconsin market

By AM frequency	680 790 880 1050 1150 1400 1430

By FM frequency	88.3 89.7 90.5 91.3 92.1 92.9 94.1 95.1 95.9 96.3 96.9 98.1 98.7 99.9 100.7 101.5 101.9 102.7 103.7 104.5 105.7 106.7

By callsign	W254CN WATQ WAXX WAYY WBIZ WBIZ-FM WCFW WDMO WDRK WDVM WEAQ WECL WHEM WHWC WHYS-LP WJLM-LP WIAL WIEC-LP WISM-FM WMEQ WMEQ-FM WOGO WQRB WRDN WRFP-LP WUEC WVCF WWIB WWJC

Nearby radio markets La Crosse Minneapolis–St. Paul Rice Lake–Spooner Rochester Wausau–Stevens Point See also List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Classic Hits radio stations in Wisconsin

By frequency	900 980 1100 1400 1460 1470 1600 92.1 93.1 94.3 94.9 95.7 95.9 97.7 97.9 98.1 98.7 99.1 99.3 102.1 102.3 102.3 103.1 103.9 104.9 107.3

By callsign	WATK WAUH WBIZ WBOG WHTL WIBD WISM-FM WISS WJBL WKFX WLMX-FM WMDC WMQA-FM WNXR WOGB WOLX WOWN WQDC WPRE WRIT-FM WRKU WRPN WSPT WVBO WXXM WYDR

By city	Altoona/Eau Claire Antigo Balsam Lake Baraboo Berlin Eau Claire Forestville Iron River Ladysmith Mayville Milwaukee Minocqua Neenah-Menasha Prairie du Chien Reedsville Rice Lake Ripon Shawano Stevens Point Sturgeon Bay Sun Prairie Tomah Wautoma West Bend Whitehall Winneconne

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Wisconsin See also Oldies Classic Hits

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio NBC News Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

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