WZBU

WZBU
Broadcast areaCalumet County
Fox Cities
Frequency1520 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
Owner
  • Civic Media
  • (Civic Media, Inc.)
WGBW
History
First air date
1982 (as WMBE at 1530)
Former call signs
WMBE (1982–2012)
WLWB (2012–2015)
WLAK (2015–2023)
WVXN (2023)
Former frequencies
1530 kHz (1982–2021)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6649
ClassD
Power550 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
44°1′10.00″N 88°9′32.00″W / 44.0194444°N 88.1588889°W / 44.0194444; -88.1588889
Translator(s)93.9 W230DA (New Holstein)
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Public license information

WZBU (1520 AM) is a daytime-only radio station licensed to the Calumet County community of New Holstein, Wisconsin, the station serves the Appleton-Oshkosh area, located to the northwest of Chilton. The station is owned by Sage Weil and Michael Crute, through licensee Civic Media, Inc.

In October 2012, the then-WLWB was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to move to a new transmitter site and increase power to 350 watts for daytime broadcasting only. Construction was completed in late July 2013.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZBU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.