WISN (AM)

WISN
Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Broadcast area	Greater Milwaukee; Southeast Wisconsin
Frequency	1130 kHz
Branding	News/Talk 1130 WISN
Programming
Format	News/talk
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	Premiere Networks; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WKKV-FM, WMIL-FM, WOKY, WRIT-FM, WRNW
History
First air date	October 23, 1922
Former call signs	WIAO (1922–1924); WSOE (1924–1928);
Former frequencies	1110 AM (1927–1928); 1120 AM (1928–1941); 1150 AM (1941–1965);
Call sign meaning	The Wisconsin News (former Hearst owned daily newspaper later merged into The Milwaukee Sentinel)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65695
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts days; 10,000 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates	42°45′18″N 88°04′53″W
Repeater(s)	97.3 WRNW-HD2 (Milwaukee)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	newstalk1130.iheart.com

WISN (1130 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It broadcasts a news/talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are on Howard Avenue in the Milwaukee suburb of Greenfield.

By day, WISN runs the maximum power for commercial AM stations, 50,000 watts. To protect other stations on 1130 AM, a clear channel frequency, it reduces power at night to 10,000 watts and uses a directional antenna at all times. Its nine-tower array is located at 21423 Bennett Road in Dover, off U.S. Route 41. WISN is also heard on the HD 2 digital subchannel of sister station WRNW (97.3 FM).

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