WJZ (AM)

WJZ
Broadcast areaBaltimore metropolitan area
Frequency1300 kHz
BrandingThe Bet Baltimore
Programming
LanguagesEnglish
FormatSports gambling
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
June 8, 1922 (1922-06-08)
Former call signs
  • WEAR (1922–1924)
  • WFBR (1924–1990)
  • WLIF (1990–1991)
  • WJFK (1991–2008)
Call sign meaning
Taken from WJZ-TV
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28636
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
39°20′0.38″N 76°46′11.91″W / 39.3334389°N 76.7699750°W / 39.3334389; -76.7699750
Translator(s)104.9 MHz W285EJ (White Marsh)
Repeater(s)105.7 WJZ-FM HD3 (Catonsville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/thebetbaltimore

WJZ (1300 kHz) is a commercial radio station in Baltimore, Maryland, owned by Audacy, Inc. WJZ broadcasts a sports betting radio format, via the BetMGM Network during the day and evening, with Infinity Sports Network heard nights and weekends. Its studios are on Clarkview Road in Baltimore, off Jones Falls Expressway (Interstate 83).

WJZ is powered at 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna with a five-tower array. Its transmitter site is on Clays Lane in Windsor Mill. Programming is simulcast on FM translator W285EJ at 104.9 MHz in White Marsh, Maryland. It is also heard on 106.5 WWMX's HD2 digital subchannel.