WFIW (AM)

WFIW

City	Fairfield, Illinois
Broadcast area	Fairfield, Illinois
Frequency	1390 AM (KHz)
First air date	August 21, 1953
Format	News Talk / Sports
Power	710 watts day 58 watts night
Class	D
Callsign meaning	"Fairfield-Illinois-Wayne"
Owner	The Original Company, Inc.
Sister stations	WFIW-FM
Website	www.wfiwradio.com

WFIW 1390 AM is a radio station broadcasting a news talk format. Licensed to Fairfield, Illinois, the station is currently owned by The Original Company, Inc., which also owns WFIW-FM 104.9 FM and WOKZ 105.9 FM. WFIW AM and FM simulcast their programming until February 15, 1983.

WFIW carries a variety of local programming, as well as nationally syndicated shows such as Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh, Clark Howard, Roger Hedgecock, Dr. Joy Browne, Coast to Coast AM, and Bill Cunningham.^[1]

History

The call letters WFIW were originally assigned to a station in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.^[2] In 1932, that station was bought by George Norton Jr., and its transmitter was moved to Louisville, Kentucky, with the call letters being changed to WAVE. ^[3]

References

↑ WFIW AM Program Schedule Accessed May 11, 2010
↑ "WFIW Rebuilding" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 15, 1931. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
↑ Kieber, John E., Ed. (2001). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. P. 126.

External links

WFIW's website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WFIW

Radio-Locator Information on WFIW

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WFIW

News/talk radio stations in the state of Illinois

All-news	WBBM – Chicago WCFS – Elmwood Park

News and talk	KFTK – East St. Louis KQQZ – Fairview Heights WAIK – Galesburg WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBEL – South Beloit WBIG – Aurora WBGZ – Alton WCIL – Carbondale WCMY – Ottawa WCPT – Willow Springs WCRA – Effingham WCSJ – Morris WDAN – Danville WDWS – Champaign WFIW – Fairfield WGEM – Quincy WGFA – Watseka WGIL – Galesburg WGN – Chicago WGNU – Granite City WHOW – Clinton WIND – Chicago WJBC – Bloomington WJBM – Jerseyville WJOL – Joliet WJPF – Herrin WKAN – Kankakee WKEI – Kewanee WKYX – Golconda WLBK – DeKalb WLMD - Bushnell WLS – Chicago WMAY – Springfield WMIX – Mount Vernon WRHL – Rochelle WRMN – Elgin WROK – Rockford WRPW – Colfax WSDR – Sterling WSDZ – Belleville WSOY – Decatur WTAD – Quincy WTAX – Springfield WTIM – Assumption WTRH – Ramsey WZOE – Princeton WZUS – Macon

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

Coordinates: 38°22′46″N 88°19′33″W / 38.37944°N 88.32583°W / 38.37944; -88.32583

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