WRDZ (AM)

WRDZ
Broadcast areaChicago metropolitan area
Frequency1300 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent (was Polish)
Ownership
Owner
  • Walter Kotaba
  • (Polnet Communications, Ltd.)
History
First air date
October 11, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-10-11)
Former call signs
WTAQ (1950–1998)
Call sign meaning
Radio Disney (Former owner and affiliation)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28309
ClassB
Power
  • 4,500 watts (day)
  • 4,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
41°40′29″N 87°45′45″W / 41.67472°N 87.76250°W / 41.67472; -87.76250
Links
Public license information

WRDZ (1300 kHz) is a silent AM radio station licensed to La Grange, Illinois, and serving the Chicago metropolitan area. The station, which began broadcasting in 1950, is owned and operated by Walter Kotaba's Polnet Communications.[2]

By day, WRDZ is powered at 4,500 watts. At night, it reduces power to 4,000 watts.[3] A directional antenna is used full-time.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRDZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WRDZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WRDZ-AM 1300 kHz - La Grange, IL". radio-locator.com.