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| Broadcast area | Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls |
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| Frequency | 880kHz |
| Branding | Newstalk 880 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative Talk |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Big Apple Media Minnesota Vikings Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WATQ,WBIZ,WBIZ-FM,WMEQ-FM,WQRB | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1951; 74 years ago (1951-05) |
Former call signs | WMNE (1951–1989) |
Call sign meaning | W-MEnomonie &EauQ(C)laire |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52474 |
| Class | AM: B FM: D |
| Power | AM: 10,000watts day 210 watts night |
| ERP | FM: 130 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°50′44.00″N91°50′45.00″W / 44.8455556°N 91.8458333°W /44.8455556; -91.8458333 |
| Translator | 106.3 W292EG (Eau Claire) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wmeq.iheart.com |
WMEQ (880kHz) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensed toMenomonie, Wisconsin, and serving theEau Claire area. It broadcasts aconservative talkformat and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc.[2]
By day, WMEQ transmits at 10,000watts.AM 880 is aclear channel frequency reserved forClass A stationWHSQ inNew York City, requiring WMEQ to reduce power to 210 watts at sunset. It uses adirectional antenna with a four-tower array to protect WHSQ from interference at night.[3] Programming is also heard on a 130 wattFM translator in Eau Claire,W292EG at 106.3MHz.[4]
Most of the programs on WMEQ arenatioanlly syndicated, primarily from co-ownedPremiere Networks. Weekdays begin withYour Morning Show with Michael DelGiorno. He's followed byThe Glenn Beck Radio Program,The O'Reilly Update with Bill O'Reilly,The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show,The Sean Hannity Show,The Jesse Kelly Show,The Michael Berry Show andCoast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory.
Weekends feature shows on money, health, the outdoors, gardening, technology, home repair and the law. Weekend syndicated shows includeIn the Garden with Ron Wilson,At Home with Gary Sullivan,Rich DeMuro on Tech,Armstrong & Getty,Bill Handel on the Law andSunday Nights with Bill Cunningham. Most hours begin with world and national news fromFox News Radio. WMEQ carriesMinnesota Vikings games duringfootball season.
In May 1951, the stationsigned on the air.[5] The originalcall sign was WMNE. It was adaytimer, broadcasting with 1,000 watts on 1360 kHz, but was required to go off the air at night. In 1967, it added an FMsister station, 92.1 WDMW (nowWMEQ-FM).
WMNE 1360 changed its call letters to WMEQ in 1989, when it also switched its dial position to 880 kHz. The new frequency allowed the station to broadcast at 5,000 watts by day, increasing its coverage area. It later boosted its daytime power to 10,000 watts.