WMEQ (AM)

WMEQ
Menomonie, Wisconsin;
Broadcast area	Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls
Frequency	880 kHz
Branding	Newstalk 880
Programming
Format	Conservative Talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio; Premiere Radio Networks; Westwood One; Minnesota Vikings
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WATQ, WBIZ, WBIZ-FM, WMEQ-FM, WQRB
History
First air date	May 1951; 73 years ago
Former call signs	WMNE (1951–1989)
Call sign meaning	W-MEnomonie & Eau Q(C)laire
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52474
Class	AM: B; FM: D
Power	AM: 10,000 watts day; 210 watts night
ERP	FM: 130 watts
Transmitter coordinates	44°50′44.00″N 91°50′45.00″W / 44.8455556°N 91.8458333°W
Translator(s)	106.3 W292EG (Eau Claire)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wmeq.iheart.com

WMEQ (880 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Menomonie, Wisconsin, and serving the Eau Claire area. It broadcasts a conservative talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.^[2]

By day, WMEQ transmits 10,000 with watts; 880 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WHSQ in New York City, so at night, WMEQ must reduce power to 210 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array to protect WHSQ from interference at night.^[3] Programming is also heard on a 130 watt FM translator in Eau Claire, W292EG at 106.3 MHz.^[4]