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WCCO
WCCO logo
City of license Minneapolis, Minnesota
Broadcast area Minneapolis-St. Paul
Branding 830 WCCO
Slogan The Good Neighbor
Today's 8-3-0 WCCO
Frequency 830 kHz AM
(Also on HD Radio)
simulcasted on WLTE-HD2 102. A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting is the community that a Radio station or Television station A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. Medium Wave (MW is a part of the Medium frequency (MF radio band used mainly for AM broadcasting. HD Radio is the name used by iBiquity for a system of digital transmission for audio broadcast stations WLTE (1029 FM, "Lite FM" is a Radio station in Minneapolis-St 9-2 (HD Radio)
First air date 1922
Format Commercial; News/Talk
Power 50,000 watts
Class A
Callsign meaning Washburn Crosby COmpany (previous owner)
Former callsigns WLAG (1922-24)
Affiliations CBS
Owner CBS Radio
Sister stations KZJK, WLTE
Webcast Listen Live!
Website www.wccoradio.com

WCCO is a radio station with a storied history spanning more than 80 years that serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. HD Radio is the name used by iBiquity for a system of digital transmission for audio broadcast stations Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about Broadcast radio, for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues Nominal power is a Measurement of a Mediumwave Radio station 's output used in the United States. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise General Mills ( is a Fortune 500 Corporation, mainly concerned with Food products which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota The CBS Radio Network provides news sports and other programming to more than 1000 radio stations throughout the United States This article is about the radio group for the radio network see CBS Radio Network. In Broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels (or "sibling stations" in gender-neutral form are radio and/or Television stations KZJK (1041 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting the Adult hits " Jack FM " format in the Minneapolis-St WLTE (1029 FM, "Lite FM" is a Radio station in Minneapolis-St A webcast is a media file distributed over the Internet using Streaming media technology A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The station is owned by CBS Radio and broadcasts on the designated "clear channel" frequency of 830 kHz with 50,000 watts of power, allowing it to reach a wide area of North America at night when other stations on the frequency are required to reduce power or shut down for the night. This article is about the radio group for the radio network see CBS Radio Network. The term is also used in the context of T1 A clear channel, in its general sense is a communications channel, such as a radio The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second.

From 1947 to 1996, WCCO radio and WCCO-TV won twelve George Foster Peabody Awards, more than any other Twin Cities broadcast outlet. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) WCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated Television station that serves the Minneapolis-St The George Foster Peabody Awards, better known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards for excellence in Radio and Television broadcasting

The station's studios are located in downtown Minneapolis, while its transmitter is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Coon Rapids is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States.

Contents

History

WCCO began broadcasting in the region on September 4, 1922 as WLAG, known as "the Call of the North", from a hotel near Loring Park, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. However, the station soon landed in financial trouble and closed down in 1924. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Washburn Crosby Company, forerunner of General Mills, took over the station and renamed it to WCCO (for Washburn Crosby COmpany), and broadcasts resumed less than two months later on October 2, 1924 from its current transmitter site in Coon Rapids (then known as Anoka Township). General Mills ( is a Fortune 500 Corporation, mainly concerned with Food products which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. But for that brief interruption, WCCO would be the oldest station on the air today in Minnesota. It originally broadcast at 710 AM.

In the early days of radio, WCCO was a powerful force in the development of better and more powerful transmitters. On November 11, 1928 with the implementation of the FRC's General Order 40, WCCO changed its frequency to 810 kHz and was granted clear-channel status. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Federal Radio Commission ( FRC) was a government body that regulated Radio use in the United States from its creation in 1927 until its replacement General Order 40 was an order issued on August 30, 1928 by the new Federal Radio Commission under the Radio Act of 1927 which provided for a reallocation It signed on with 50,000 watts for the first time in September 1932. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. In the 1930s, two additional 300-foot towers were added to increase the range of the station's signal, allowing it to be picked up as far away as Hawaii and the Caribbean Sea when atmospheric conditions were right. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the For the region see Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea (kəˈrɪbiən or /ˌkærɨˈbiːən/ is a tropical Sea in the Western Hemisphere Temperature and layers The temperature of the Earth's atmosphere varies with altitude the mathematical relationship between temperature and altitude varies among five Later in 1932, CBS bought WCCO from General Mills, and it remains affiliated with the CBS Radio Network to this day. The CBS Radio Network provides news sports and other programming to more than 1000 radio stations throughout the United States

WCCO activated a new 654-foot tower in Coon Rapids in 1939 This is the same tower used today, although the broadcast frequency was changed to 830 kHz as a result of the 1941 North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement, usually referred to as NARBA, is a treaty made in 1941 between the United States Canada Mexico Cuba the Dominican

Due to the tower's height and power, as well as Minnesota's mostly flat landscape, WCCO boasts one of the largest coverage areas in the country. During the day, it provides at least grade B coverage of almost all of Minnesota (as far north as Duluth and as far south as Rochester), plus large portions of Iowa and Wisconsin. Duluth is a Port City in the US state of Minnesota and the County seat of St Rochester is a City in the US state of Minnesota and is the County seat of Olmsted County. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Under the right conditions, it reaches into portions of North and South Dakota. North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. At night, the station's signal typically reaches across 28 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Certain conditions can make the signal stretch much farther— legendary station personality Howard Viken says that he once picked up the station while he was stationed at Guadalcanal in 1943. Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 2005, WCCO began broadcasting in the HD Radio Hybrid waveform during the daytime hours. HD Radio is the name used by iBiquity for a system of digital transmission for audio broadcast stations

During those days, WCCO broadcasters were substantial celebrities across the Midwest. Perhaps the greatest of them all was Cedric Adams who first appeared on WCCO in 1931, and broadcast on the station until his death in 1961. Pilots flying over the upper Midwest reported watching the lights go out all over the region each night when Adams finished his 10:00pm newscast. Howard Viken, Maynard Speece, Charlie Boone and Roger Erickson, Jergen Nash, Joyce Lamont, Randy Merriman and others were so well known and loved that when distinguished broadcaster Steve Cannon "the Iron Ranger" and his cast of charactors, including Backlash LaRue and Ma Linger arrived at WCCO from KSTP in 1971, he was still thought of my many as the "new guy" nearly until his retirement 26 years later. Steve Cannon may refer to A stage name for Steve Staley, the voice actor Steve Cannon (radio, Minnesota radio personality known for his WCCO Radio is known in its home market by its call letters, the phrase "Radio 8-3-0" or "Minnesota's 8-3-0" or the nicknames "' CCO" or "The Good Neighbor", and plays a news and talk-oriented format, with a strong news element, opinion and a number of shows throughout the day, with occasional short stories like the station's "Point of Law" program which serves to both entertain and educate the station's listeners about finer points of the American legal system. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such The format also included a broad mix of music, which leaned MOR until the 1980s, when the playlist shifted more toward adult contemporary. Middle Of The Road was a Scottish pop group who enjoyed great success across Europe in the early 1970s Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in The music was gradually phased out by the early 1990s, when the format was changed to all news/talk.

WCCO has also had a longtime reputation of being the station to tune to for emergency information, especially severe weather. Listeners would call in during severe weather events and describe what they see in their locations, supplementing information from the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service ( NWS) once known as the Weather Bureau is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration For many years, they were famous for their "klaxon" alert tone for tornado warnings, which was a purposely irritating, terrible sound designed to alert even the drowsiest listeners of impending danger. This sound was created by putting a metal tape reel on a bulk eraser and pushing the erase button, creating a foghorn-like tone, which was then recorded for subsequent use.

Longtime WCCO Radio logo
Longtime WCCO Radio logo

WCCO engineers were experimenting with frequency modulation by 1939, operating W9XHW at 42. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 3 MHz, but at just 50 watts. The station continued to only consider the medium tepidly. In 1969, WCCO-FM was broadcasting at 2700 watts and only for the minimum number of hours required to keep a license to the frequency. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It eventually became today's WLTE 102. WLTE (1029 FM, "Lite FM" is a Radio station in Minneapolis-St 9 FM.

WCCO was the top-rated station in the Twin Cities for decades until shifting demographics and interests finally brought KQRS-FM to the top spot. One sign of the changing times: the well-known farm report was dropped in early 2004, reflecting the fact that many farmers now rely more on the Internet for such information and that the number of farmers in Minnesota has drastically shrunk since the station first began broadcasting (though agriculture remains vital to the region). A farm is an area of land including various structures devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food ( Produce, Grains, or Livestock "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks

For several years, WCCO has hosted a weekly radio show with the governor of Minnesota. The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the US state of Minnesota, leading the state's Executive branch. Jesse Ventura had a show while in office, and successor Tim Pawlenty has followed suit. Jesse Ventura (born July 15, 1951 as James George Janos) also known as "The Body", "The Star", and "The Timothy James Pawlenty (born November 27 1960 is the 39th and current Governor of Minnesota and a member of the Republican Party.

More recent WCCO personalities have included longtime Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman, "Whole-Lotta Woman" Ruth Koscielak, Tim Russell, also a cast member on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion. The Star Tribune (also Star Trib or Strib, as it is often referred to is the largest Newspaper in the U Sid Hartman (born March 15, 1920) is a longtime Sports Journalist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the A Prairie Home Companion is a live Radio Variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. Some notable sports Broadcasters have included Baseball Hall of Fame member Herb Carneal the long time voice of the Minnesota Twins, Halsey Hall, Ray Scott and Ray Christensen, long time voice of University of Minnesota's Gopher Football and Gopher Men's Basketball. Herb Carneal ( May 10 1923 &ndash April 1 2007) was an American Major League Baseball Sportscaster. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. Some of WCCO's current programming includes the morning show with Dave Lee during the week days from five to nine. The afternoon drive with Don Shelby from three to six, and Sports to the Max with Mike Max from seven to nine. "Dark Star" (stage name of George Chapple) hosts Sports Tonight Monday through Thursdays from nine p. m. to one a. m and on Fridays from nine p. m. to twelve a. m.

WCCO is the radio home of University of Minnesota Golden Gophers athletics, Minnesota Wild hockey, and formerly Minnesota Twins baseball. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Twins had been on WCCO since arriving in Minnesota in 1961, but because of a dispute between WCCO parent CBS and XM Satellite Radio over compensation for its Major League Baseball broadcasts, CBS has ordered its stations not to renew its MLB contracts.

On Air Staff

Current sports teams on WCCO

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Preceded by
None		 Radio Home of the
Minnesota Twins
1961–2006		 Succeeded by
AM 1500 KSTP
2007–
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