WOSH
WOSH (branded as NewsTalk 1490) is a radio station serving the Oshkosh, Wisconsin area with a News/Talk format from the ABC News Radio network. This station broadcasts on AM frequency 1490 kHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media.
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| City | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Appleton-Oshkosh |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | WOSH NewsTalk 1490 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | ABC News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
| WNAM, WPKR, WVBO, WWWX | |
| History | |
First air date | 1941 |
Former call signs | WOSH (1941-1975) WYTL (1975-1984) |
Call sign meaning | W OSHkosh |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 69780 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 1490wosh.com |
The station began broadcasting on December 31, 1941. During the late 1960s until 1975, WOSH was the leading Top 40 radio station in the Appleton-Oshkosh market, with Jonathon Brandmeier as the station's star disc jockey.
On August 1, 1975, AM 1490's callsign was changed from WOSH to WYTL, and its format changed from top 40 to modern country. This change was advertised as a "frequency swap" to listeners, where WYTL-FM "moved" along with its country format to AM 1490, and WOSH-AM "moved" to FM 103.9 with its top 40 format.[1]
In 1984, the call sign WOSH was reinstated to 1490 and the current news/talk format established.
References
- "At Midnight Thursday the Big Switch is On! (WOSH-WYTL advertisement)". The Post-Crescent. 1975-07-31. p. 29. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
External links
- WOSH in the FCC's AM station database
- WOSH on Radio-Locator
- WOSH in Nielsen Audio's AM station database