WISN (1130 AM) is a news/talk-formatted radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are owned by Clear Channel Communications. Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... Nickname: The City of Festivals, The Genuine American City, Cream City, Brewtown/Brew City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ...

History

The Milwaukee School of Engineering was the creator of one of Milwaukee's first radio stations. On September 22, 1922, WIAO went on the air. Transmission was at a wavelength of 360 meters (833.3 Khz) with 100 watts of power. in 1925, WIAO became WSOE, and changed once again to WISN in 1928. By this time, the station was operated by MSOE in conjunction with a local daily newspaper, the Wisconsin News. In November of that year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assigned WISN a frequency of 1120 KHz at 250 watts of power. It was also ordered to share time with WHAD, Marquette University's station, with WISN operating six days a week and WHAD operating one. However, federal law at the time prohibited schools from any associations with commercial radio, so MSOE divested its interest in WISN. The Milwaukee School of Engineering(MSOE) is a private university located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... WISN-TV (Channel 12) is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The FCCs official seal. ... The abbreviation FCC can refer to: Face-centered cubic (usually fcc), a crystallographic structure Federal Communications Commission, a US government organization Farm Credit Corporation/Farm Credit Canada, a Canadian government organization Families with Children from China, an adoption support organization Florida Christian College, a college in central Florida Fresno City... WHAD (90. ... Marquette University is a Big East Conference, private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university in the United States. ... WISN-TV (Channel 12) is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... WHAD (90. ... WISN-TV (Channel 12) is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...

WISN had an adult contemporary format from the 1970s into the 1980s, when they changed to their current news/talk format. At one time, they were co-owned with WISN-TV, but following a sale of WISN-TV's radio stations, they became seperately-owned entities. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... WISN-TV (Channel 12) is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... WISN-TV (Channel 12) is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...

External link

• 1130 WISN
• Milwaukee radio: a retrospective
• Query the FCC's AM station database for WISN