WHIZ (AM)

WHIZ (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a full service format. It is licensed to Zanesville, Ohio, United States. The station is owned by the Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System, which often does business as the WHIZ Media Group, and features programming from ABC News Radio, ESPN Radio and Westwood One.
History.
The station began broadcasting with 10 watts on July 8, 1924 as WEBE in Cambridge, Ohio. By 1930, it was WALR, presumably named after its owner, Roy Waller, and the station had moved to Zanesville. In 1939, the call letters were changed to WHIZ (for "We're here In Zanesville") and the power was raised to 250 watts. The power was boosted to 1,000 watts in 1950.