WIEZ

WIEZ

Broadcast area	Lewistown, Pennsylvania serving State College, Pennsylvania
Branding	WIEZ 670
Slogan	The News and Information Station
Frequency	670 kHz (AM)
Format	News/Talk
Power	5.4 kWs (daytime only)
Class	D
Facility ID	42134
Affiliations	Premiere Radio Networks
Owner	Kristin Cantrell (Southern Belle, LLC)
Website	www.wiez.com

WIEZ (670 kHz AM) is a news/talk radio station broadcasting in Lewistown, Pennsylvania and serving State College, Pennsylvania. It also can be heard in Northern parts of Maryland, and very few parts of Southern New York state. Parts of Eastern Pennsylvania is also covered by this station. Its logo is a variant of the one used by the now-defunct WMAQ/Chicago, which also broadcast on AM 670.

The daytime-only station operates a news/talk format featuring Joy Browne, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity.

Originally WMRF, the station signed on in June, 1941 with 250 Watts on 1490 kHz. The Call Letters stood for the initials of the last name of the ownership at the time. Just after world war II Lewistown Broadcasting Company expanded, applying for an FM in Lewistown and an AM and eventually an FM in Altoona, Pa.

In Lewistown, the FM station was granted and constructed as WLTN-FM on 97.9. The transmitter site for WMRF was moved to the WLTN-FM site in Derry Township (Big Ridge) just north of Lewistown to provide for an economical operation as at the time a Licensed Engineer was required to be on duty when the station was on the air. The FM operation was not financially viable and in 1954 the License was turned back to the FCC. In 1964 the FCC came out with a new allocation table, which included 95.9 for Lewistown, PA. The company applied and received a grant for 95.9 MHz, which signed on as 100% simulcast of WMRF in 1964. WMRF-FM used the original WLTN-FM building but operated from a 60' telephone pole instead of mounting on the WMRF-FM tower. The old WLTN-FM Antenna remained in place until the original tower was dismantled in 1981.

In 1980, the tower was replaced with a taller tower to provide better coverage for FM.. It also gave WMRF a 5/8 wave tower which had a significant improvement to its coverage.

In 1985 the call letters were changed to WIEZ (EZ-1490) as programming on WMRF-FM and WIEZ were now separated.

in 1988 WIEZ applied to move to 670 at 5.4 KW daytime and give up the 1490 full-time frequency. After the move in 1989 the format was initially Oldies, then News-Talk, which it is today.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WIEZ

Radio-Locator Information on WIEZ

Radio stations in the Lewistown-Mifflintown, Pennsylvania market

By FM frequency	88.7 90.1 90.5 90.9 92.5 95.7 96.7 105.5 106.3 107.1

By AM frequency	670 920 1150 1220

By callsign	WCHX WDBF-FM WFBM WFBV WHUN WIEZ WJRC WIBF WJUN WKVA WMRF WQJU WRYV WVNW

Defunct	WFBM-LP (100.1)

Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

Radio stations in the State College, Pennsylvania market

By FM frequency	87.9 88.3 88.7 89.1 89.9 90.7 91.5 92.5 93.7 94.5 95.3 95.7 96.3 96.7 97.1 98.7 99.5 101.1 101.5 101.7 103.1 103.5 104.9 105.5 105.9 106.9 107.1 107.9

By AM frequency	670 970 1260 1390 1450

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

By callsign	W268BB W269BZ WQKE308 W264BZ WALY WAPY WBHV-FM WBLF WBUS WCHX WFEQ WFGE WIBF WIEZ WJSA WKDN WKPS WKVB WLAK WMAJ-FM WMRF WOWY WPHB WPSU WQBR-FM WQCK WQJU WQKK WQWK WRKY WRSC WRXV WRYV WTLR WTRN WVNW WWOT WXM59 WZWW

Defunct	WQWK WJOW

Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Pennsylvania

All-News	KQV – Pittsburgh KYW – Philadelphia WLRI-LP – Gap

News & Talk	KDKA – Pittsburgh WAEB – Allentown WBFD - Bedford WBLF – Bellefonte WBZU – Scranton WCBG – Waynesboro WCED – Du Bois WECZ – Punxsutawney WEEO-FM – McConnellsburg WEEU – Reading WFBG – Altoona WFYL – King of Prussia WHP – Harrisburg WIEZ – Lewistown WILK – Wilkes-Barre WILK-FM – Avoca WJAS – Pittsburgh WJET – Erie WKOK – Sunbury WKST – New Castle WKZN – West Hazleton WLBR – Lebanon WLLI – Somerset WMLP – Milton WNTJ – Johnstown WNTP – Philadelphia WNWR – Philadelphia WPGP – Pittsburgh WPHT – Philadelphia WPIC – Sharon WPIT – Pittsburgh WRSC – State College WRTA – Altoona WSBA – York WWPA – Williamsport WZSK - Everett

Defunct	WOYL – Oil City WPLY – Mount Pocono

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

Daytime-Only radio stations in Pennsylvania

Stations	WAMO - Wilkinsburg WANB - Waynesburg WCHE - West Chester WECZ - Punxsutawney WEDO - McKeesport WFKJ - Cashtown WFYL - King of Prussia WGPA - Bethlehem WHYF - Shiremanstown WIEZ - Lewistown WIOO - Carlisle WJSM - Martinsburg WKFB - Jeannette WKQW - Oil City WLSH - Lansford WMCE - North East WNAP - Norristown WNWR - Philadelphia WPHE - Phoenixville WQOR - Olyphant WQTW - Latrobe WVPO - Stroudsburg WWDB - Philadelphia WWNL - Pittsburgh WWSM - Annville-Cleona WZSK - Everett

Defunct	WASP - Brownsville WKZV - Washington

See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 77°34′45″W / 40.60833°N 77.57917°W / 40.60833; -77.57917

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