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| callsign_meaning = '''W LAK'''e
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| former_callsigns = WXCE (1976–2023)
| former_callsigns = WXCE (1976–2023)<br> WLAK (2023-2024)
| affiliations = [[ABC News Radio]]<br>[[Wisconsin Badgers]]
| affiliations = [[ABC News Radio]]<br>[[Wisconsin Badgers]]
| owner = Sage Weil and Michael Crute
| owner = Sage Weil and Michael Crute
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'''WLAK''' (1260 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is an [[AM radio|AM]] [[radio station]] established in 1978. The station is licensed to serve [[Amery, Wisconsin]], United States. The station is owned by Sage Weil and Michael Crute, through licensee Civic Media, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WLAK |title=WLAK Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
'''WXCE''' (1260 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is an [[AM radio|AM]] [[radio station]] established in 1978. The station is licensed to serve [[Amery, Wisconsin]], United States. The station is owned by Sage Weil and Michael Crute, through licensee Civic Media, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WLAK |title=WLAK Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>


WLAK has an [[FM translator]] on the frequency of 107.3 [[MHz]]. It simulcasts the [[radio programming|programming]] of WLAK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal Communications Commission -- FM Query Results |url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W297CU }}</ref>
WXCE has an [[FM translator]] on the frequency of 107.3 [[MHz]]. It simulcasts the [[radio programming|programming]] of WLAK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal Communications Commission -- FM Query Results |url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W297CU }}</ref>


On April 28, 2020, the then-WXCE changed its format to active rock, simulcasting WXNK 940 AM Shell Lake.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-28 |title="Ink" Expands in Northwestern Wisconsin |url=https://www.northpine.com/blog/2020/04/28/ink-expands-in-northwestern-wisconsin/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting |language=en-US}}</ref>
On April 28, 2020, the then-WXCE changed its format to active rock, simulcasting WXNK 940 AM Shell Lake.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-28 |title="Ink" Expands in Northwestern Wisconsin |url=https://www.northpine.com/blog/2020/04/28/ink-expands-in-northwestern-wisconsin/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting |language=en-US}}</ref>
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On November 11, 2021, WXCE went silent.<ref>[https://www.northpine.com/blog/2021/11/21/fcc-monitor-klbb-update-new-fm-in-minn-wis-am-goes-silent/ FCC Monitor: KLBB Update, New FM in Minn., Wis. AM Goes Silent] Northpine.com - November 21, 2021</ref>
On November 11, 2021, WXCE went silent.<ref>[https://www.northpine.com/blog/2021/11/21/fcc-monitor-klbb-update-new-fm-in-minn-wis-am-goes-silent/ FCC Monitor: KLBB Update, New FM in Minn., Wis. AM Goes Silent] Northpine.com - November 21, 2021</ref>


In September 2022, WXCE returned on the air as a progressive talk format branded as "Lake Air Radio", operated by Michael Crute's Civic Media under a [[Local marketing agreement|time brokerage agreement]]; Civic Media was in the process of acquiring the station and its translator, along with two sister stations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic Media Acquires Green Bay/Appleton Pair; Launches Two More Liberal Talkers Across Wisconsin |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/242866/civic-media-acquires-green-bay-appleton-pair-launches-two-more-liberal-talkers-across-wisconsin/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref> The purchase was consummated on December 29, 2022 at a price of $700,000. Effective January 29, 2023, the new owners changed the station's call sign to WLAK.
In September 2022, WXCE returned on the air as a progressive talk format branded as "Lake Air Radio", operated by Michael Crute's Civic Media under a [[Local marketing agreement|time brokerage agreement]]; Civic Media was in the process of acquiring the station and its translator, along with two sister stations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic Media Acquires Green Bay/Appleton Pair; Launches Two More Liberal Talkers Across Wisconsin |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/242866/civic-media-acquires-green-bay-appleton-pair-launches-two-more-liberal-talkers-across-wisconsin/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref> The purchase was consummated on December 29, 2022 at a price of $700,000. Effective January 29, 2023, the new owners changed the station's call sign to WLAK. The station subsequently returned to its previous calls in 2024.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{AM station data|WLAK}}
{{AM station data|WXCE}}
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*{{FMQ|W297CU}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Wisconsin|LAK (AM)]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Wisconsin|XCE]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1979]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1979]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Wisconsin]]

Revision as of 23:30, 18 March 2024

WLAK
Broadcast areaRice Lake, Wisconsin
Frequency1260 kHz
BrandingLake Air Radio
Programming
FormatProgressive talk
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Wisconsin Badgers
Ownership
Owner
  • Sage Weil and Michael Crute
  • (Civic Media, Inc.)
WBZH, WEZY
History
First air date
January 23, 1978 (1978-01-23)[1]
Former call signs
WXCE (1976–2023)
WLAK (2023-2024)
Technical information
Facility ID47079
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
45°15′25.00″N 92°22′0.00″W / 45.2569444°N 92.3666667°W / 45.2569444; -92.3666667
Translator(s)107.3 W297CU (Amery)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitelakeair.radio

WXCE (1260 kHz) is an AM radio station established in 1978. The station is licensed to serve Amery, Wisconsin, United States. The station is owned by Sage Weil and Michael Crute, through licensee Civic Media, Inc.[2]

WXCE has an FM translator on the frequency of 107.3 MHz. It simulcasts the programming of WLAK.[3]

On April 28, 2020, the then-WXCE changed its format to active rock, simulcasting WXNK 940 AM Shell Lake.[4]

In 2021, WXCE switched from a WXNK simulcast to a simulcast of Soft AC formatted FM sister station WZEZ. [5]

On November 11, 2021, WXCE went silent.[6]

In September 2022, WXCE returned on the air as a progressive talk format branded as "Lake Air Radio", operated by Michael Crute's Civic Media under a time brokerage agreement; Civic Media was in the process of acquiring the station and its translator, along with two sister stations.[7] The purchase was consummated on December 29, 2022 at a price of $700,000. Effective January 29, 2023, the new owners changed the station's call sign to WLAK. The station subsequently returned to its previous calls in 2024.

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-489. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "WLAK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Federal Communications Commission -- FM Query Results".
  4. ^ ""Ink" Expands in Northwestern Wisconsin". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  5. ^ Changes in Albertville, Langdon, Milbank, Amery, and Sturgeon Bay Northpine.com - October 28, 2021
  6. ^ FCC Monitor: KLBB Update, New FM in Minn., Wis. AM Goes Silent Northpine.com - November 21, 2021
  7. ^ "Civic Media Acquires Green Bay/Appleton Pair; Launches Two More Liberal Talkers Across Wisconsin". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-09-23.


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