WCCO (AM)

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WCCO

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Frequency	830 kHz
Branding	News/Talk 8•3•0 WCCO (frequency pronounced on-air as "eight-three-oh")
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	CBS News Radio Westwood One Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Twins
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
Sister stations	KMNB KZJK
History
First air date	September 4, 1922; 102 years ago (1922-09-04)
Former call signs	WLAG (1922–1924)
Call sign meaning	Washburn Crosby Company (former owner of station)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9642
Class	A
Power	50,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	45°10′44″N 93°20′59″W / 45.17889°N 93.34972°W / 45.17889; -93.34972 (main) 45°13′30″N 93°24′0″W / 45.22500°N 93.40000°W / 45.22500; -93.40000 (WCCO (auxiliary)) (aux)
Repeater(s)	102.9 KMNB-HD2 (Minneapolis)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/wccoradio

WCCO (830 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and owned by Audacy, Inc.^[2] Its studios and offices are located on Second Avenue South in Downtown Minneapolis. WCCO features a news/talk format, with frequent newscasts and sports programming. Local hosts are heard most hours of the day and evening, including Chad Hartman, Vineeta Sawkar, Paul Douglas, Jordana Green and Adam Carter, Jason DeRusha, and Henry Lake.^[3] Overnight, two syndicated shows are carried: Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb and America in the Morning with John Trout. World and national news is supplied by CBS News Radio. WCCO is the flagship radio station for the Minnesota Twins baseball team.

WCCO is a Class A clear-channel station. With 50,000 watts of power (the maximum permitted) and a nondirectional signal, WCCO reaches much of Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin and Iowa by day, along with a wide area of the Central United States and Central Canada at night.^[4] The transmitter is located off Coon Rapids Boulevard at Lily Street NW in Coon Rapids.^[5] It is also heard on the second HD Radio channel of co-owned KMNB (102.9 FM).