Global InformationWMDX information
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| Broadcast area | Madison metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1580 kHz |
| Branding | Mad Radio 92.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Progressive talk |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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Sister stations | WAUK, WISS, WRCO, WRCE, WRPQ |
| History | |
First air date | April 2, 1950 (as WTTN)[1] |
Former call signs | WTTN (1950–2023) |
| 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 |
| Translator(s) | 92.7 W224EG (Madison) |
| Links | |
| Website | mad.radio |
WMDX (1580 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Columbus, Wisconsin, and serving the Madison metropolitan area radio market. The station is owned by Sage Weil and Michael Crute, through licensee Civic Media, Inc. Crute is the host of "The Devil's Advocates", a syndicated show for which WMDX serves as the flagship station.[2] Branded as "Mad Radio 92.7", WMDX airs a progressive talk radio format. WMDX carries live locally programmed news and talk programming for most of the day, originating from studios located on State Street in downtown Madison as well the Waukesha studios of sister station WAUK. The station also carries live syndicated programming from Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann. WMDX also serves as the flagship station of the Civic Media Network, a statewide news network with affiliates across Wisconsin.
WMDX is powered by day at 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna that 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, WMDX must protect Class A CKDO Oshawa, from interference. During critical hours, WMDX 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.[3] All programming is simulcast on 250 watt FM translator 92.7 W224EG which affords WMDX 24/7 city grade signal to most of Dane County .[4]
- ^ 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-233. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "WTTN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WMDX
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W224EG