WJZ (AM)

WJZ
Broadcast areaBaltimore metropolitan area
Frequency1300 kHz
BrandingThe Bet Baltimore
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports gambling
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
June 8, 1922; 102 years ago (1922-06-08)[1]
Former call signs
  • WEAR (1922–1924)
  • WFBR (1924–1990)
  • WLIF (1990–1991)
  • WJFK (1991–2008)[2]
Call sign meaning
Taken from WJZ-TV
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28636
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
39°20′0.38″N 76°46′11.91″W / 39.3334389°N 76.7699750°W / 39.3334389; -76.7699750
Repeater(s)105.7 WJZ-FM HD3 (Catonsville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/thebetbaltimore

WJZ (1300 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Baltimore, Maryland. It is owned by Audacy, Inc., and broadcasts a sports betting radio format, carrying the BetQL Network during the day and evening, with Infinity Sports Network heard nights and weekends. Its studios are on Clarkview Road in Baltimore, off Jones Falls Expressway (Interstate 83).

WJZ is powered at 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The transmitter site is on Clays Lane in Windsor Mill.[4] Programming is simulcast on FM translator W285EJ at 104.9 MHz in White Marsh, Maryland.[5] It is also heard on 106.5 WWMX's HD-2 digital subchannel.

  1. ^ Rasmussen, Fred (June 1, 1997). "WEAR was radio pioneer Media: It was expected that the new communications device would boost newspaper circulation and advertising". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference call_hist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "WJZ-AM 1300 kHz Baltimore, Maryland" (Radio-Locator.com)
  5. ^ "W285EJ-FM 104.9 MHz White Marsh, Maryland" (Radio-Locator.com)