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WLAK
Amery, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Frequency	1260 kHz
Branding	Lake Air Radio
Programming
Format	Progressive talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Wisconsin Badgers
Ownership
Owner	Sage Weil (Civic Media, Inc.)
Sister stations	WBZH, WEZY
History
First air date	January 23, 1978 (1978-01-23)
Former call signs	WXCE (1976–2023)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	47079
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	45°15′25.00″N 92°22′0.00″W / 45.2569444°N 92.3666667°W / 45.2569444; -92.3666667
Translator(s)	107.5 W298DK (Amery)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	lakeair.radio

WLAK (1260 kHz) is an AM radio station established in 1978. The station is licensed to serve Amery, Wisconsin, United States. The station is owned by Sage Weil, through licensee Civic Media, Inc.

WLAK has an FM translator on the frequency of 107.5 MHz.

On April 28, 2020, the then-WXCE changed its format to active rock, simulcasting WXNK 940 AM Shell Lake.

In 2021, WXCE switched from a WXNK simulcast to a simulcast of Soft AC formatted FM sister station WZEZ.

On November 11, 2021, WXCE went silent.

In September 2022, WXCE returned on the air as a progressive talk format branded as "Lake Air Radio", operated by Civic Media under a time brokerage agreement; Civic Media was in the process of acquiring the station and its translator, along with two sister stations. The purchase was consummated on December 29, 2022 at a price of $700,000. Effective January 29, 2023, the new owners changed the station's call sign to WLAK.

References

Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-489. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
"Facility Technical Data for WLAK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
"WLAK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
"Federal Communications Commission -- FM Query Results".
""Ink" Expands in Northwestern Wisconsin". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
Changes in Albertville, Langdon, Milbank, Amery, and Sturgeon Bay Northpine.com - October 28, 2021
FCC Monitor: KLBB Update, New FM in Minn., Wis. AM Goes Silent Northpine.com - November 21, 2021
"Civic Media Acquires Green Bay/Appleton Pair; Launches Two More Liberal Talkers Across Wisconsin". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-09-23.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 47079 (WLAK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WLAK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 202401 (W298DK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W298DK at FCCdata.org
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FCC History Cards for WLAK

Radio stations in Northwest Wisconsin, including Rice Lake, Spooner, Siren and Hayward

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	93.1 101.7
Translators	92.7 96.5 96.9 107.5 107.7

By call sign

Nearby regions: Ashland; Duluth–Superior; Eau Claire; Minneapolis–St. Paul; Wausau–Stevens Point

See also: List of radio stations in Wisconsin

v t e News/Talk radio stations in the state of Wisconsin
Amery WLAK Beaver Dam WBEV Berlin WISS Columbus WMDX Denmark WGBW Fond du Lac KFIZ Green Bay WTAQ WTAQ-FM Hallie WOGO Hayward WBZH Kimberly WHBY Jackson WAUK Janesville WCLO La Crosse WIZM WLCX Madison WIBA Menomonie WMEQ Milwaukee WISN WTMJ Oshkosh WOSH New Holstein WZBU Richland Center WRCE Rudolph WSAU-FM Sheboygan WHBL Wausau WSAU WXCO Wisconsin Rapids WFHR
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