WTTN

Radio station in Columbus, Wisconsin

WTTN

* Columbus, Wisconsin

Broadcast area| Madison metropolitan area
Frequency| 1580 kHz
Branding| Devil Radio 92.7 FM
Programming
Format| Progressive talk
Ownership
Owner| Michael Crute

Sister stations

| WAUK, WXCO, WFHR, WIRI
History

First air date

| April 2, 1950[1]

Call sign meaning

| WaTerTowN (Watertown, Wisconsin, is the original city of license)[2]
Technical information
Facility ID| 71092
Class| D
Power| 5,000 watts days
800 watts critical hours
4 watts nights

Transmitter coordinates

| 43°11′43″N 88°45′17″W﻿ / ﻿43.19528°N 88.75472°W﻿ / 43.19528; -88.75472
Translator(s)| 92.7 W224EG (Madison)
Links
Webcast| Listen Live
Website| devilradio927.com

WTTN (1580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Columbus, Wisconsin, and serving the Madison metropolitan area radio market. The station is owned by Michael Crute, host of "The Devils Advocates", a syndicated show for which WTTN serves as the flagship station.[3] Branded "Devil Radio 92.7", WTTN airs a progressive talk radio format. WTTN carries live locally programmed news and talk programming for most of the day originating from studios in the Sunset Village neighborhood of Madison as well the Waukesha studios of sister station WAUK. The station also carriers live syndicated programing from Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann. WTTN also serves as the flagship station of the Civic Media Network a statewide news network with affiliates across Wisconsin.

WTTN is powered by day at 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna which provides city grade coverage of the northern and eastern portions of the Madison area including Columbia and Dodge counties. But because 1580 AM is a Canadian clear channel frequency, WTTN must protect Class A CKDO Oshawa, Ontario, from interference. During critical hours, WTTN drops to 800 watts, and after sunset, to only 4 watts which roughly covers only the city of Columbus. The transmitter is off Parpart Road in Hampden, Wisconsin.[4] All programming is simulcast on 250 watt FM translator 92.7 W224EG which affords WTTN 24/7 city grade signal to most of Dane County .[5]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Translator
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History[edit]

WTTN began broadcasting on April 2, 1950, and was licensed to Watertown, Wisconsin.[1] The station ran 250 watts, during daytime hours only, and was owned by Watertown Radio, Inc.[6] In 1961, the station's power was increased to 1,000 watts, and it began to be simulcast on 104.7 WTTN-FM.[6][7] WTTN aired a middle of the road (MOR) format in the 1970s and 1980s.[8][9][10][11] Nighttime operations were added in the late 1980s, running 7.8 watts.[11] The station adopted a country music format in 1991.[12]

In 1999, WTTN was sold to Good Karma Broadcasting for $525,000.[13] In 2001, the station adopted a news-talk format.[14] In January 2003, WTTN adopted an oldies format.[15][16] The station was branded "The Goose" during this period.[15][17][18]

In 2009, WTTN's city of license and transmitter site were moved to Columbus, Wisconsin, and its daytime power was increased to 5,000 watts using a directional array.[19] This move allowed for co-owned 100.5 WTLX to be moved from Columbus to Monona.[17] Later that year, the station adopted a Spanish language sports format as an affiliate of ESPN Deportes.[19] In 2018, the station adopted a progressive talk format branded as "Resistance Radio", simulcasting Milwaukee based sister station WRRD.[20] This marked a return of the progressive talk format to the strongly liberal leaning Madison area since the format change of iHeart Media's WXXM to Adult Hits in 2016. In September 2020, Michael Crute took ownership of the station in an exchange with previous owner Good Karma Brands, which included selling WRRD.[21]

## Translator[edit]

On May 14, 2019, WTTN began to simulcast on Madison translator W224EG (92.7 FM), and was rebranded as "Talk 92.7".[22]

Call sign | Frequency
(MHz) | City of license | Facility
ID | ERP
(W) | Height
(m (ft)) | Class | FCC info

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W224EG | 92.7 | Madison, Wisconsin | 200994 | 250 | 121 m (397 ft) | D | FCC LMS

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-233. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
2. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
3. ^ "WTTN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WTTN
5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W224EG
6. ^ a b History Cards for WTTN, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
7. ^ 1963 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1963. p. B-205. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
8. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-214. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
9. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1979, Broadcasting, 1979. p. C-247. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
10. ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1982, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1982. p. C-268. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
11. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989, Broadcasting & Cable, 1989. p. B-333. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
12. ^ "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 33. August 19, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
13. ^ "Transactions", Radio & Records. July 23, 1999. p. 8. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
14. ^ "Format Changes and Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 18, No. 30. October 31, 2001. p. 6. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
15. ^ a b "Broadcasting News–January 2003", Upper Midwest Broadcasting. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
16. ^ Devine, Cathy (2003). The M Street Radio Directory. 12th Edition. p. 650. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
17. ^ a b "WTLX Gets OK To Move Closer To Madison", All Access Music Group. September 7, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
18. ^ "Moser Upped To Station Manager At Good Karma's Beaver Dam Cluster", All Access Music Group. September 26, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
19. ^ a b "Broadcasting News–September 2009", Upper Midwest Broadcasting. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
20. ^ "'Devils Advocate Radio' Adds Simulcast Partner", InsideRadio. March 6, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
21. ^ Kirchen, Rich. "Progressive-talk station exits Milwaukee, Good Karma takes over", Milwaukee Business Journal. September 4, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
22. ^ "Progressive Talk Radio Returns To Madison FM Dial", InsideRadio. May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.

## External links[edit]

* WTTN in the FCC AM station database
* WTTN on Radio-Locator
* WTTN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

* W224EG in the FCC FM station database
* W224EG on Radio-Locator

* v
* t
* e

Radio stations in the Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan area

By AM frequency|

* 810
* 900
* 940
* 970
* 1070
* 1190
* 1240
* 1260
* 1310
* 1350
* 14801
* 1550
* 1580
* 1670

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.7
* 89.5
* 89.9
* 90.3
* 91.3
* 91.7
* 92.1
* 92.7
* 93.1
* 93.7
* 94.1
* 94.9
* 95.9
* 96.3
* 98.1
* 99.3
* 99.9
* 100.1
* 100.5
* 101.5
* 102.5
* 104.1
* 105.1
* 105.5
* 105.9
* 106.3
* 106.7
* 106.9
* 107.3

| LPFM|

* 88.1
* 92.5
* 95.5
* 96.9
* 97.1
* 98.7
* 99.1
* 102.9
* 103.5

|

Translators|

* 90.1
* 90.9
* 91.1
* 94.51
* 95.5
* 96.7
* 96.9
* 96.9
* 97.3
* 97.7
* 100.9
* 101.1
* 101.9
* 103.3
* 104.7
* 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency|

* 162.45
* 162.55

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 970-1
* 88.7-1
* 88.7-2
* 88.7-3
* 92.1-1
* 92.1-2
* 92.1-3
* 94.9-1
* 94.9-2
* 96.3-1
* 96.3-2
* 101.5-1
* 101.5-2
* 104.1-1
* 104.1-2
* 104.1-3
* 105.5-1
* 105.5-2
* 107.3-1
* 107.3-2

By call sign|

* KHA147
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* W216BL
* W233CN
* W238CB
* W244DR
* W245DE
* W247CI
* W249DH
* W255DE
* W265CV
* W270AU
* W277AE
* W277DV
* W284CW
* W300BM
* WBGR-FM
* WBKY
* WCNP
* WDDC
* WDLS
* WDMP-FM
* WEKZ
* WERN
* HD2
* HD3
* WEZY
* WFAW
* WHA
* WHFA
* WHIT
* WHHI
* WIBA
* WIBA-FM
* WIDE-LP
* WISY-LP
* WIXL-LP
* WJJO
* WJQM
* WJVL
* WJTY
* WJWD
* WLMV
* WLSP-LP
* WMAD
* WMGN
* WMHX
* WMMM-FM
* HD2
* WNNO
* WNWC
* WNWC-FM
* WMUU-LP
* WOLX-FM
* HD2
* WORT
* WOZN
* WQWA-LP
* WRIS-FM
* WSJY
* WSUM
* WTMJ
* WTTN
* WTLX
* WTSO
* WULD-LP
* WVMO-LP
* WWHG
* WWMV-LP
* WWQM-FM
* WXJ87
* WXXM
* WZEE
* HD2
* HD3
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Nearby regions
Appleton-Oshkosh
Chicago
Dubuque
Janesville-Beloit/Jefferson County
Milwaukee–Racine
Rockford
Wisconsin Dells–Baraboo

See also
List of radio stations in Wisconsin

1 = Broadcast in Spanish (fulltime)

* v
* t
* e

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Wisconsin

* Amery
* WXCE
* Beaver Dam
* WBEV
* Columbus
* WTTN
* Fond du Lac
* KFIZ
* Green Bay
* WTAQ
* WTAQ-FM
* Hallie
* WOGO
* Kimberly
* WHBY
* Jackson
* WAUK
* Janesville
* WCLO
* La Crosse
* WIZM
* Madison
* WIBA
* Menomonie
* WMEQ
* Milwaukee
* WISN
* WTMJ
* Oshkosh
* WOSH
* Racine
* WRJN
* Rudolph
* WSAU-FM
* Sheboygan
* WHBL
* Wausau
* WSAU
* WXCO
* Wisconsin Rapids
* WFHR

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Wisconsin
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