WTMJ (AM)

WTMJ

Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States
Broadcast area	Greater Milwaukee
Frequency	620 kHz
Branding	620 WTMJ
Programming
Format	News/talk
Network	ABC News Radio
Affiliations	CBS News Radio Compass Media Networks Westwood One Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network Milwaukee Bucks Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Good Karma Brands (Good Karma Broadcasting, L.L.C.)
Sister stations	WGKB, WKTI
History
First air date	May 15, 1922; 102 years ago (1922-05-15) (as WCAY)
Former call signs	WCAY (1922–1925) WKAF (1925–1927)
Former frequencies	833 kHz (1922–1923) 833 & 485 kHz (1923) 1150 kHz (1923–1924) 1130 kHz (1924–1925) 1150 kHz (1925–1927) 1020 kHz (1927–1928)
Call sign meaning	The Milwaukee Journal
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74096
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts day 10,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	42°42′28.07″N 88°3′57.3″W / 42.7077972°N 88.065917°W / 42.7077972; -88.065917
Translator(s)	103.3 W277CV (Milwaukee)
Repeater(s)	94.5 WKTI-HD2 (Milwaukee)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wtmj.com

WTMJ (620 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Owned by Good Karma Brands, the station has a news/talk radio format. Its sign-on dates back to 1922 and for most of its history it was owned by The Milwaukee Journal newspaper. On weekdays, it airs news blocks during drive time, local talk shows in middays, sports in the evening and syndicated shows in late nights. It is the flagship station for Milwaukee Brewers baseball and Milwaukee Bucks basketball.

By day, it transmits 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM radio stations in the United States. At night, to avoid interference to other stations, it reduces power to 10,000 watts.^[2] In addition, it broadcasts on 250-watt FM translator W277CV at 103.3 MHz.