WOSH (1490 AM) is a

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. The station began broadcasting on December 31, 1941. During the late 1960s until 1975, WOSH was the leading

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as the station's star disc jockey. On August 1, 1975, AM 1490's callsign was changed from WOSH to WYTL, and its format changed from top 40 to modern country. This change was advertised as a "frequency swap" to listeners, where WYTL-FM "moved" along with its country format to AM 1490, and WOSH-AM "moved" to FM 103.9 with its top 40 format. In 1984, the call sign WOSH was reinstated to 1490 and the current news/talk format established. WOSH WVBO Studios Oshkosh Wisconsin

left, WOSH logo from 1975

References

External links

FCC History Cards for WOSHWOSH NewsTalk 93.9 1490 - Official website
* * News and talk radio stations in the United States

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