WJZ (AM)

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WJZ

Baltimore, Maryland United States
Broadcast area	Baltimore metropolitan area
Frequency	1300 kHz
Branding	The Bet Baltimore
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Sports gambling
Affiliations	BetQL Network Infinity Sports Network
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
Sister stations	WDCH-FM WJZ-FM WLIF WWMX
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 former sister station WJZ-TV, which took the call sign in honor of the former WJZ (AM) in New York City, now WABC
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28636
Class	B
Power	5,000 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	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.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.