WBGZ

Infobox Radio station
name = WBGZ


city = Alton, Illinois
area =
slogan = "Radio for the River Bend"
branding = "The Big Z"
frequency = 1570 kHz
airdate =
format = News Talk Information
power = 1,000 watts day
74 watts night
class = D
facility_id = 41384
coordinates = coord|38|55|44.00|N|90|13|3.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Metroplex Communications, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.wbgzradio.com wbgzradio.com]
affiliations = Salem Communications

WBGZ (1570 AM, "The Big Z") is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Alton, Illinois, United States, the station serves the northern St. Louis and Metro-East areas. The station is currently owned by Metroplex Communications, Inc. and features programing from Salem Communications. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBGZ |title=WBGZ Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

The station's slogan is "Radio for the River Bend." It broadcasts local news, sports, and talk, primarily for the greater Alton area. Broadcasting for more than 50 years, the station was originally known as WOKZ, until it was changed to its current call letters in the early-1980s. It has a 24 hour talk format with two daily talk shows, a morning and afternoon drive show, local weekend programming including a popular outdoors show, and more. It can be reached in a few areas in northern St. Louis County in Missouri, as well as in southwestern Illinois.

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*AM station data|WBGZ