WINT (AM)
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1330 kHz |
| Branding | Integrity Radio |
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| Format | Conservative talk |
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Former call signs | WELW (1965–2014) |
Call sign meaning | Integrity Radio |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | D |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wintradio |
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WINT (1330 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Willoughby, Ohio, United States, featuring a conservative talk format as "Integrity Radio". Owned by Raymond and Ronald Somich as Spirit Broadcasting, WINT serving Lake County and eastern portions of Greater Cleveland with studios and transmitter located on Stevens Boulevard at the border of Willoughby and Eastlake. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WINT is relayed over low-power Willoughby translator W268CO (101.5 FM), and is also available online.
From 1965 to 2014, this station was known as WELW, featuring varied music formats and an emphasis on ethnic and nationality programming.
History
The station first broadcast on January 27, 1965, as WELW. As the station's AM transmitter site (and current studio site) resides on the Eastlake-Willoughby border, the call letters stood for Eastlake and Willoughby. WELW's first format was briefly religious; subsequently, it has had top 40, country music, oldies, and news/talk formats. WELW almost always has broadcast nationality music shows, local sports 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]
On March 31, 2014, as a part of the station's 50th anniversary, WELW re-launched as Integrity Radio 1330 and changed its call sign to WINT to match the branding. The station also upgraded their signal to serve more of the Cleveland radio market.[2][3][4] In July 2015, WINT began simulcasting on translator W268CO (101.5 FM) from a site in Kirtland.
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Current programming
WINT carries national talk radio programs hosted by Doug Stephan, Armstrong & Getty, Sean Hannity, Dana Loesch and Dave Ramsey. Nationality programming is aired on Sunday mornings. Additionally, the station 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. The Captains are now broadcast on a stream of WJCU, but not over the air. 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
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WINT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich. "Radio Coverage Area on WELW 1330 AM Radio". Welw.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Radio station WELW to change name after 50 years on the air". News-herald.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Imagolutions - Jonathan Somich. "WELW Story on WELW 1330 AM Radio". Welw.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Us". 24/7 Polka Heaven.
External links
- Official website
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- WINT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- 247PolkaHeaven.com
- FCC History Cards For WINT (AM) (1962–1980)
- FM translator
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- W268CO at FCCdata.org
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