WINZ (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = WINZ


city = Miami, Florida
area = South Florida metropolitan area
branding = "AM 940 WINZ"
(WINZ is pronounced phonetically)
slogan = "South Florida's Progressive Talk" (also used: "Think for Yourself")
airdate =
frequency = 940 kHz
format = Progressive talk
power = 50,000 watts daytime
10,000 watts nighttime
"Currently operating at 25,000 watts during nighttime under a special temporary authority
erp =
class = B
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WRFX (2002-2004)
WIVK (9/1988-11/1988)
owner = Clear Channel Communications
sister_stations = WBGG, WHYI, WIOD, WLVE, WMGE, WMIB
webcast =
website = [http://www.am940southflorida.com am940southflorida.com]
affiliations = Air America Radio
Jones Radio Network
CNN/Westwood One
The Weather Channel
Nova M Radio
Talk Radio Network
Miami HEAT

WINZ, "AM 940 South Florida's Progressive Talk" is a liberal talk radio station that serves Miami-Fort Lauderdale. The stations airs primarily syndicated programming. It daytime signal reaches as far north as Ft. Pierce and as far west as Ft. Myers and Naples. The station has managed to score ratings in the Ft. Myers-Naples [ [http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=97&RY=2006&RQ=4&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Ft.%20Myers-Naples-Marco%20Island&MS=FL&MR=62&12P=783100&UP=1/22/2007&SU=S&BPER=&HPER=14.7&OPER=&NSD=&CE=0 radioandrecords.com] ] and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton [ [http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=270&RY=2007&RQ=1&MP=2&OTHER=2&MN=West%20Palm%20Beach-Boca%20Raton&MS=FL&MR=46&12P=1116800&UP=4/13/2007&SU=CM&BPER=13.9&HPER=14.6&OPER=&NSD=5/11/2007&CE=0 radioandrecords.com] ] radio markets despite its transmitter being far away, over 100 miles away in the case of Ft. Myers-Naples, and having no promotion.

The station is directional to the southeast, even more so at night, to protect clear channel Class-A stations CINW in Montreal and XEQ-AM in Mexico City.

WINZ's lineup includes Nova M hosts Randi Rhodes and Mike Malloy, Stephanie Miller of Jones Radio Networks, Lionel and Thom Hartmann of Air America Radio, and Don Imus in the morning from 6:00 AM until 9:00 AM.

WINZ is affiliated with CBS for hourly network newscasts and includes twice hourly updates from The Weather Channel.

The station signed on in its current format at 12:06 p.m. on July 12, 2004. Al Franken's program was the first in the new format. Before this station adopted liberal talk as its format, it was "940 Fox Sports Radio", an all-sports station that competed with WQAM and WAFN.

Currently, WINZ is owned by Clear Channel Communications, the largest U.S. radio owner. Clear Channel purchased the station from West Palm Beach-based media entrepreneur Bud Paxson. WINZ management changed in early 2007 from Peter Bolger to Ken Charles. New weekend shows include "Clout with Richard Greene" and "7 Days in America" with new Air America Radio network co-owner Mark Green (no relation). Other local shows have been dropped recently, such as "Radioactive Politics" and "The Nicole Sandler Show".

Miami HEAT NBA basketball games will be moving back to WINZ from WIOD starting with the 2008-2009 NBA season. One game will be simulcast monthly on 103.5 The Beat. [http://www.nba.com/heat/news/contract_extension_940winz.html HEAT.com Press Release] WINZ previously carried HEAT games from 1993-1996.

References

External links

*AMQ|WINZ
*AML|WINZ
* [http://www.am940southflorida.com Station website]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?safe=on&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=25.960775,-80.269772&spn=0.003164,0.004254&z=18 Google Maps Satellite View of WINZ's Transmit Facility and Towers]