WMEQ (AM)

WMEQ (880 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Eau Claire area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programming from Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.[1]

WMEQ
Programming

City	Menomonie, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Frequency	880 kHz
Branding	Newstalk 880
Format	News/Talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WATQ, WBIZ, WBIZ-FM, WMEQ-FM, WQRB
History
First air date	1951 (1951)
Former call signs	WMNE (1951-1989)
Call sign meaning	W-MEnomonie & Eau Q(C)laire
Technical information
Facility ID	52474
Class	AM: B FM: D
Power	10,000 watts day 210 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	44°50′44.00″N 91°50′45.00″W
Translator(s)	106.3 W292EG (Eau Claire)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wmeq.com

The station began operation in 1951 as WMNE on 1360 kHz. It changed its call letters to WMEQ in 1989.

References

Radio stations in the Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls 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 95.7 95.9 96.3 96.9 98.1 98.7 99.9 100.7 101.5 101.9 102.7 103.1 103.7 104.5 105.1 105.7 106.3 106.7
By callsign	W240DC W254CN W276CP W286CK W292EG WATQ WAXX WAYY WBIZ WBIZ-FM WCFW WDMO WDVM WEAQ WECL WGNW 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

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Wisconsin
Stations	KFIZ – Fond du Lac WBEV – Beaver Dam WCLO – Janesville WFHR – Wisconsin Rapids WHBL – Sheboygan WHBY – Kimberly WIBA – Madison WISN – Milwaukee WIZM – La Crosse WMEQ – Menomonie WOGO – Hallie WOSH – Oshkosh WRJN – Racine WSAU – Wausau WSAU-FM – Rudolph WTAQ – Green Bay WTAQ-FM – Glenmore WTMJ – Milwaukee WTTN - Columbus WXCE – Amery
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Wisconsin

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	Black Information Network Evolution Pride Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network
Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK HowStuffWorks iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services Clear Channel memorandum

BMO Bucks Radio Network
WHBY (Appleton) WMEQ (Eau Claire) KFIZ (Fond du Lac) WFAW (Fort Atkinson) WNFL (Green Bay) WCLO (Janesville) WKTY (La Crosse) WTLX (Madison) WOMT (Manitowoc) WTMJ (Milwaukee) WPRE (Prairie du Chien) WJMC (Rice Lake) WDUX (Waupaca) WRIG (Wausau) WJMS (Ironwood, Michigan)
Bold denotes flagship. All affiliates in Wisconsin unless otherwise noted.

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