WBEL (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Janesville, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1380 (kHz) |
| Branding | ESPN Radio 1380 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Good Karma Broadcasting, L.L.C. |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | "The JocK" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 58732 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | espn1380.com |
WTJK (1380 AM) is an ESPN Radio branded Sports Talk radio station in South Beloit, Illinois with studios in Janesville. WTJK formerly used the call letters WBEL, and aired an Adult Standards format. In 2001, WTJK was purchased by Good Karma Broadcasting and immediately switched to an ESPN Radio affiliate, the first ESPN Radio station in the company.
WTJK serves the Janesville market but because Rockford lacks an ESPN affiliate of its own and WTJK's strong signal it is often tuned in throughout the region.
Programming
WTJK features ESPN Radio programming throughout the day, such as Mike and Mike in the Morning, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, The Scott Van Pelt Show, and The Doug Gottlieb Show. The station also airs The Jim Rome Show middays, and feature Jock Talk, the only daily local sports talk show in the Rockford/Janesville region, during evening drive.
In 2011, WTJK debuted four football talk shows: Wisconsin Prep Preview, focusing on Southern Wisconsin high school football with emphasis on the WIAA Big Eight Conference; NIC-10 Tonight, focusing on Northern Illinois high school football with emphasis on the Northern Illinois Conference; Campus Kickoff, a weekly college football show with emphasis on Wisconsin Badgers football, Northern Illinois Huskies football, and Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks football; and The Sunday Sideline Report, a wide-ranging Sunday morning show with preps and college recaps, and NFL previews, with emphasis on the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. These shows run seasonally during the fall and winter.
WTJK features a diverse line-up of play-by-play programming, including the flagship (broadcasting) home of Beloit Snappers baseball, Hononegah Community High School football and basketball, and Roscoe Rush football. WTJK also carries Rockford IceHogs hockey, Marquette Golden Eagles basketball, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series events, Northern Illinois Huskies football, NBA on ESPN Radio, Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio, and the BCS on ESPN Radio. The station recently began carrying the Super Bowl, the Final Four, and NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game from the Dial Global radio networks, and select Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks football games.
Past play-by-play events include Rockford RiverHawks baseball, Rock River Raptors football and Chicago Bulls basketball.
External links
- WTJK official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WTJK ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
42°27′34″N 89°01′43″W / 42.45944°N 89.02861°W
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