WTTN
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| City | Columbus, Wisconsin |
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| Broadcast area | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Branding | 1580 AM ESPN Deportes |
| Frequency | 1580 kHz |
| First air date | 1950 |
| Format | Sports |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Power |
5,000 watts day 800 watts critical hours 4 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 71092 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°11′43″N 88°45′17″W / 43.19528°N 88.75472°W |
| Callsign meaning | Watertown[1] |
| Affiliations | ESPN Deportes Radio |
| Owner | Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC |
| Sister stations | WTLX, WWHG, WBEV, WXRO |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WTTN website |
WTTN (1580 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Sports format licensed to Columbus, Wisconsin and serving Madison's Hispanic market.
The station is owned by Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC and features programming from ESPN Desportes.[2]
WTTN (AM) began broadcasting with 250 watts as a daytime-only station licensed to Watertown, Wisconsin in 1950. Power was later increased to 1,000 watts, and a 4-watt nighttime service was added in the late 1980s.
With the city of license change and transmitter site move, WTTN began broadcasting with a daytime power of 5,000 watts using a directional antenna system from Columbus, Wisconsin. Co-owned WTTN-FM which signed on in 1961, was originally located at 104.7 FM, and moved to 94.1 MHz in 1972. 94.1 is now owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting, and now uses the call sign WJJO, with studios in Madison, Wisconsin.
WTTN has had a variety of formats over the years, including, variety, adult standards, adult contemporary, country, classic country, news/talk and oldies. Previous owners of the station have included Watertown Radio, Inc. and Select Communications.
References
- ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ↑ "WTTN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WTTN
- Radio-Locator Information on WTTN
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WTTN