WEKZ (1260
AM; "Big Country") is a
radio station
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licensed to serve
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States. The station is owned by Scott Thompson and the
broadcast license is held by Big Radio. Their studios and transmitter are east of Monroe, at W4765 Radio Lane. WEKZ's programming is simulcast on
translator station W238CB (95.5
FM).
Sister stations include
WBGR-FM (93.7) licensed to Monroe,
WFRL (1570 AM) and
WFPS (92.1 FM) licensed to
Freeport, Illinois, and
WQLF (102.1 FM) licensed to
Lena, Illinois
Lena is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 2,772 at the 2020 census.
Lena was platted in 1853, and named after a place mentioned in a poem by Ossian.
History
In 1853, a railroad survey by Benjamin Dornblazer determin ...
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WEKZ broadcasts a
classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades.
Repertoire
The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...
music format,
plus extensive local news and sports programming. The station was assigned the WEKZ
call sign
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by the
Federal Communications Commission
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.
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Classic country radio stations in the United States
Green County, Wisconsin
Radio stations established in 1951
1951 establishments in Wisconsin
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