WTAN (1340 AM) is a

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broadcasting a mixed

talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featu ...

/ adult standards format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station is currently owned by Wagenvoord Advertising Group Inc. WTAN relies heavily on

brokered programming Brokered programming (also known as time-buy and blocktime) is a form of broadcast content in which the show's producer pays a radio or television station for air time, rather than exchanging programming for pay or the opportunity to play spot comm ...

for its daily lineup. The

Music of Your Life Music of Your Life is an American syndicated music radio format featuring adult standards music. First created by recording executive Al Ham in 1978, the format achieved popularity in the 1980s among AM radio stations in the United States and C ...

format airs when brokered programs are not airing. WTAN is the flagship of the Tan Talk Radio Network, whose programming can also be heard on

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AM 1350 in

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, and WZHR AM 1400 in

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External links

FCC History Cards for WTAN
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History at RadioYears.com
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