WTLX

WTLX
Broadcast areaMadison metropolitan area
Frequency100.5 MHz
Branding100.5 FM ESPN
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Madison Mallards
Milwaukee Bucks
Ownership
OwnerGood Karma Brands
WTMJ, WBEV, WBEV-FM, WKTI, WMVP
History
First air date
July 16, 1990 (as WYKY)
Former call signs
WWAM (1989–1990)
WYKY (1990–1998)
Call sign meaning
From the station's previous hot TaLk format, "100 X"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4477
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT55 meters (180 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteespnwisconsin.com

WTLX (100.5 FM "100.5 FM ESPN") is a commercial radio station, licensed to Monona, Wisconsin and serving the Madison metropolitan area. The station is owned by Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC, and runs a sports radio format as a network affiliate of ESPN Radio, sharing most programming with Milwaukee based WKTI-FM identifying jointly on air as ESPN Wisconsin. Studios and offices were on North Pinckney Street in Madison for 5.5 years from mid-2016 to the end of 2021.[2][3] Jason Wilde stated on December 21, 2021 during an episode of Wilde & Tausch that the show that day was the last show from that studio as the radio station was going to be moving to a new location. The transmitter is off Tower Road, using an antenna on the water tower at the Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison.[4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTLX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Contact ESPN Madison". 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Wilde & Tausch - Wisconsin on Demand". 22 December 2021.
  4. ^ "WTLX-FM Radio Station Coverage Map".