WXKS (AM)

WXKS
Newton, Massachusetts; United States;
Broadcast area	Greater Boston
Frequency	1200 kHz
Branding	Talk 1200
Programming
Format	Conservative talk radio
Affiliations	Fox News Radio; Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WBWL; WBZ; WJMN; WRKO; WXKS-FM; WZLX; WZRM;
History
First air date	April 21, 1947; 77 years ago
Former call signs	WKOX (1947–2010)
Former frequencies	1190 kHz (1947–1985)
Call sign meaning	Taken from sister station WXKS-FM; previously used on the former WXKS (1430 AM) in Everett, now WKOX (AM)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20441
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	42°17′20.35″N 71°11′19.2″W / 42.2889861°N 71.188667°W
Repeater(s)	100.7 WZLX-HD3 (Boston)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	talk1200boston.iheart.com

WXKS (1200 AM) – branded Talk 1200 – is a commercial conservative talk radio station licensed to Newton, Massachusetts, serving the Greater Boston area. Owned by iHeartMedia, WXKS serves as the Boston affiliate for Fox News Radio, The Glenn Beck Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show and The Mark Levin Show; and the home of syndicated personalities Bill Handel, Ron Wilson, Gary Sullivan and Leo Laporte. The WXKS studios are located in the Boston suburb of Medford, while the station transmitter resides in Newton. Besides its main analog transmission, WXKS streams online via iHeartRadio.