WLW
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WLW is a historic Cincinnati-based AM radio station once known as "The Nation's Station" for its powerful clear-channel broadcasts across much of the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WLW canonical | 4 |
| WLW Television | 1 |
| WLW radio | 1 |
| WLW-FM (historical and branding-related stations) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AM radio station
ⓘ
clear-channel station ⓘ radio station ⓘ |
| airdate | 1922 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Powel Crosley Jr. ⓘ |
| band | AM ⓘ |
| branding | 700 WLW ⓘ |
| broadcastArea | Cincinnati metropolitan area ⓘ |
| callsignMeaning |
Powel Crosley Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
“Willie” (from founder Powel Crosley Jr.’s company) often backronymed as “World’s Largest Wireless”
|
| carriedProgramming |
Cincinnati Reds baseball games
ⓘ
local and syndicated talk shows ⓘ |
| city | Cincinnati ⓘ |
| class | A ⓘ |
| clearChannelFrequency | 700 kHz ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| facilityId | 74255 ⓘ |
| format | news/talk ⓘ |
| formerNickname | The Nation's Station ⓘ |
| frequency | 700 kHz ⓘ |
| historicalOwner | Crosley Broadcasting Corporation ⓘ |
| historicHighPowerEra | 1930s ⓘ |
| historicMonikerReason | extremely high transmission power and nationwide reach ⓘ |
| historicPowerAuthorizationBy | Federal Radio Commission ⓘ |
| historicPowerLevel | 500000 watts ⓘ |
| licensedToServe |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
| licensee | iHM Licenses, LLC ⓘ |
| marketRank | Cincinnati radio market ⓘ |
| networkAffiliation |
Cincinnati Reds radio broadcasts
ⓘ
surface form:
Cincinnati Reds Radio Network
Fox News Radio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most powerful U.S. broadcast stations in the 1930s
ⓘ
wide-area nighttime coverage over much of the United States ⓘ |
| originalCallsign | WLW self-link ⓘ |
| owner | iHeartMedia ⓘ |
| power | 50000 watts ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| regulator | Federal Communications Commission ⓘ |
| serves |
Cincinnati metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Cincinnati
Indiana–Ohio–Kentucky tripoint ⓘ
surface form:
Tri-State area of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
|
| signalType | groundwave and skywave ⓘ |
| sisterStations |
WEBN
ⓘ
WKFS ⓘ WLW self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
WLW-FM (historical and branding-related stations)
|
| slogan | The Big One ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| studioLocation |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
| timeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Time
|
| transmissionMode | analog AM ⓘ |
| transmitterLocation | Mason, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mutual Broadcasting System
this entity surface form:
WLW Television
this entity surface form:
WLW-FM (historical and branding-related stations)
subject surface form:
Marty Brennaman
this entity surface form:
WLW radio