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Radio station in Butler, Pennsylvania
WISR
Butler, Pennsylvania
Frequency
680 kHz
Branding
"The Wizard"
Programming
Format
News/talk/sports/nostalgia
Affiliations
CBS News Radio Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
St. Barnabas Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations
WBUT, WLER-FM, WBVP, WMBA, WJAS
History
First air date
September 26, 1941
Call sign meaning
Isaac Samuel Rosenblum
Technical information
Facility ID
7900
Class
D
Power
250 watts day 50 watts night
Translator(s)
107.5W298CW (Butler)
Links
Webcast
Listen Live
Website
wisr680.com
WISR (680 AM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Butler, Pennsylvania. The station was the first to go on the air in Butler County, doing so on September 26, 1941. The station was the last to be granted a broadcast license before the FCC halted the licensing of any additional stations until after World War II.
It has always broadcast on AM 680 with a maximum power output of 250 Watts, non-directional. WISR had operated as a daytime-only station until it was granted limited nighttime power in the late 1980s.
The station has a construction permit for an FM translator (W298CW) that would allow it to operate at 107.5 MHz. The permit was granted January 25, 2018. The FM translator officially signed on air September 28, 2021, making WISR available on both the AM and FM bands, and was licensed effective October 15, 2021.
After more than two decades of ownership under the Butler County Radio Network, WISR was sold to Pittsburgh Radio Partners on September 2, 2022. After less than two months, St. Barnabas Broadcasting announced that it would acquire WISR and its affiliate stations from Pittsburgh Radio Partners. The purchase was consummated on February 14, 2023, at a price of $2.55 million.
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