WZTI

WZTI
Broadcast areaMilwaukee metropolitan area
Frequency1290 kHz
BrandingFonz-FM
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
OwnerMilwaukee Radio Alliance, LLC
WLDB, WLUM-FM
History
First air date
April 20, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-04-20) (as WMLO)
Former call signs
  • WMLO (1947–1949)[1]
  • WMIL (1949–1972)
  • WZUU (1972–1982)
  • WLLZ (1982–1985)
  • WZUU (1985–1986)
  • WMVP (1986–1993)
  • WMCS (1993–2013)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63597
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Translator(s)
  • 100.3 W262CJ (Milwaukee)
  • 107.3 W297BY (Franklin)
Repeater(s)93.3 WLDB-HD2 (Milwaukee)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.fonzfmmke.com

WZTI (1290 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Greenfield, Wisconsin, and serving the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It airs an oldies radio format, featuring hits from the 1960s and 1970s, known as "Fonz-FM". It is owned by the Milwaukee Radio Alliance, a partnership between Times-Shamrock Communications and All-Pro Broadcasting, along with sister stations 102.1 WLUM-FM and 93.3 WLDB. Its studios are on Good Hope Road in Menomonee Falls.

WZTI is powered at 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on 1290 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is off West Rawson Avenue in Franklin, near the Root River.[3] Programming is also heard on two FM translators, W262CJ at 100.3 MHz in Milwaukee and W297BY at 107.3 MHz in Franklin.

  1. ^ Sponsor's ad: "Tomorrow--an old friend has a new name, WMLO becomes WMIL", Milwaukee Journal, April 27, 1949, Green Sheet, Page 2.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZTI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WZTI