WINZ (AM)

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WINZ

Miami, Florida
Broadcast area	South Florida metropolitan area
Frequency	940 kHz
Branding	AM 940 WINZ
Programming
Format	Progressive Talk
Affiliations	Air America Radio Jones Radio Network CNN/Westwood One The Weather Channel Nova M Radio
Ownership
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Sister stations	WBGG, WHYI, WINZ, WIOD, WLVE, WMGE, WMIB
History
Former call signs	WRFX
Technical information
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts daytime 10,000 watts nighttime Currently operating at 25,000 watts during nighttime under a special temporary authority
Links
Website	am940southflorida.com

WINZ, AM 940 South Florida's Progressive Talk is a liberal talk radio station that serves Miami-Fort Lauderdale, with a daytime signal that reaches as far north as Ft. Pierce and as far west as Ft. Myers and Naples. The station has managed to score ratings in the Ft. Myers-Naples and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton radio markets despite its transmitter being far away, over 100 miles away in the case of Ft. Myers-Naples, and having no promotion.

Although WINZ's lineup includes some Air America Radio hosts like Randi Rhodes, Thom Hartmann, most of its line-up includes long time radio veterans not connected with Air America, including Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller (Jones Radio Networks), Mike Malloy (Nova M) and Lionel (WOR). While most of the station's programming comes from syndicated sources, mornings are live and local with former Miami Herald columnist Jim DeFede hosting, radio veteran Nicole Sandler producing, and WIOD's Aron Bender adding news updates.

WINZ is affiliated with CNN for hourly network newscasts and includes twice hourly updates from The Weather Channel.

The station signed on in its current format at 12:06PM on July 12, 2004. Al Franken's program was the first in the new format. Before this station adopted liberal talk as its format, it was 940 Fox Sports Radio, an all-sports station that competed with WQAM and WAFN.

Currently, WINZ is owned by Clear Channel Communications, the largest U.S. radio owner. Clear Channel purchased the station from West Palm Beach-based media entrepreneur Bud Paxson.

Line-up Changes

They often change their line up without notice and without reason. Recently, Lionel was substitued for Thom Hartman without any notice WINZ management has not provided comment. The listener should exercise caution.

External link

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• Station website