Birach Broadcasting Corporation
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Birach Broadcasting Corporation is a Southfield, Michigan
-based company that owns several AM radio stations and one low-power television (LPTV) station in the US.
Many stations in the Birach portfolio run ethnic broadcasting. They are all either at low dial positions or have high-powered signals, or in some cases, both. Every property is in a middle to major ADI ranked market.
The company is 100 percent owned by its president and CEO Sima Birach.
Southfield, Michigan
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 0.04% is water. The main branch of the River Rouge runs through Southfield. The city is bounded to the south by Eight Mile Road, its western border is Inkster Road, and to the east it is bounded by Greenfield Road...
-based company that owns several AM radio stations and one low-power television (LPTV) station in the US.
Many stations in the Birach portfolio run ethnic broadcasting. They are all either at low dial positions or have high-powered signals, or in some cases, both. Every property is in a middle to major ADI ranked market.
The company is 100 percent owned by its president and CEO Sima Birach.
Radio stations
- WNWIWNWIWNWI is a radio station broadcasting an ethnic radio format. Licensed to Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA, it serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by the Birach Broadcasting Corporation....
AM 1080 - Chicago, Illinois, ILIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... - WTORWTORWTOR is a daytime-only radio station licensed to Youngstown, New York, USA. The station is currently owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation. The station airs a multicultural programming format targeted primarily at the Greater Toronto Area in Canada...
AM 770 - YoungstownYoungstown, New YorkYoungstown is a village in Niagara County, New York, USA. The population was 1,957 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, NYNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
; serving Toronto, ONOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(daytime only) - WEWWEWWEW is the oldest broadcast station west of the Mississippi River, and claims to be the second oldest in the United States. It broadcasts on AM at 1000 watts on 770 kHz; , it has a construction permit to raise its daytime power to 10,000 watts and introduce nighttime operation with 200 watts but...
AM 770 - St. LouisSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, MOMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It... - WDMV AM 700 - Washington, DC
- WNZKWNZKWNZK is a radio station in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, USA. It began broadcasting October 12th, 1985. It broadcasts in the AM radio band at 690 kHz during the daytime and at 680 kHz at night. WNZK is the only North American AM station to broadcast on two frequencies...
AM 680/690 - DetroitDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, MIMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
(690 daytime, 680 nighttime) - WCXIWCXIWCXI is a radio station licensed to Fenton, Michigan. The station broadcasts to the Flint area and the northwestern suburbs of Detroit....
AM 1160 - FlintFlint, MichiganFlint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
, MI / Detroit, MI - WOAPWOAPWOAP is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Owosso, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1948. The station's 1,000-watt signal reaches outlying areas of the Flint and Lansing markets...
AM 1080 - OwossoOwosso, MichiganOwosso is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,713 at the 2000 census. The city is located on the eastern side of Owosso Township, but is politically independent...
, MI - WSDSWSDSWSDS is a radio station in Superior Charter Township, Michigan, that broadcasts at 1480 kHz. Known as "La Explosiva," WSDS carries an all-Spanish schedule featuring contemporary music from a wide variety of genres, most notably Regional Mexican but also including romantica, Spanish rock, salsa,...
AM 1480 - Detroit, Michigan - WMJHWMJHWMJH is a radio station broadcasting a brokered Regional Mexican format, licensed to Rockford, Michigan and serving the Grand Rapids, Michigan market...
AM 810 - Grand RapidsGrand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
, Michigan - WPONWPONWPON is a radio station in the Detroit market, broadcasting from a 6-tower array in Walled Lake, Michigan. WPON was founded in September 1954, with studios in Pontiac, Michigan, and towers located at the corner of Square Lake Road and Telegraph Road in neighboring Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.The...
AM 1460 - Detroit, MI - WCARWCARWCAR, 1090 AM, in the Detroit market, is a 24-hour talk radio station based out of Livonia, Michigan. The station airs a variety of talk show programs, including the nationally syndicated Imus in the Morning.- History :...
AM 1090 - Detroit, MI - WMFNWMFNWMFN is a radio station broadcasting a brokered Regional Mexican format. The station is known on-air as "La Poderosa" . The station is owned by Birach Broadcasting...
AM 640 - Grand Rapids, MI - WWCSWWCSWWCS is a Spanish music radio station serving the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania market. The station is owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation. WWCS broadcasts on 540 kHz with a power of 5,000 watts daytime and is licensed to Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.- History :Prior to being s Spanish music radio...
AM 540 - PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, PAPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... - WIJRWIJRWIJR is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Highland, Illinois, USA, it serves the St. Louis, Missouri area. The station is currently owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation....
AM 880 - St. Louis, MO - WGOPWGOPWGOP WGOP WGOP (540 AM is a radio station licensed to Pocomoke City, Maryland. The station currently airs an adult standards format.The station is owned by Birach Broadcasting, and has long been under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Mike Powell.-History:...
AM 540 - Pocomoke CityPocomoke City, MarylandPocomoke City, dubbed "the friendliest town on the Eastern Shore", is a city in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Although renamed in a burst of civic enthusiasm in 1878, the city is regularly referred to by its inhabitants simply as Pocomoke...
, MDMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east... - WBRDWBRDWBRD is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Palmetto, Florida, USA, the station serves the Bradenton area. The station is owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation....
AM 1420 - SarasotaSarasota, FloridaSarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...
, FLFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... - WCXNWCXNWCXN is a radio station broadcasting a Mexican Regional music format. Licensed to Claremont, North Carolina, USA,. The station is currently owned by Birach Broadcasting.-History:...
AM 1170 - ClaremontClaremont, North CarolinaClaremont is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,355 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, NCNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... - WBVAWBVA (AM)WBVA is a broadcast radio station licensed to Bayside, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WBVA is owned and operated by Birach Broadcasting Corporation....
AM 1450 - Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, VirginiaVirginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
, VAVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there... - WVABWVABWVAB is a broadcast radio station licensed to Virginia Beach, Virginia though is currently silent.When broadcasting, WVAB serves the Southside of Hampton Roads...
AM 1550 - Virginia Beach, VA - WCNDWCNDWCND is a radio station licensed to Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA. The station is currently owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation.The station has been off the air since at least August of 2009. There is no publicly accessible record indicating that the owner of the station has filed for...
AM 940 - ShelbyvilleShelbyville, KentuckyAs of the census of 2000, there were 10,085 people, 3,822 households, and 2,549 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,333.5 people per square mile . There were 4,117 housing units at an average density of 544.4 per square mile...
, KYKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth... - WKGE AM 850 - JohnstownJohnstown, PennsylvaniaJohnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
, PAPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... - KXLQKXLQKXLQ is a radio station licensed to serve Indianola, Iowa. The station is owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation. The station had been silent, however it returned to the air on April 21, 2010....
AM 1490 - Des MoinesDes Moines, IowaDes Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
, IAIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New... - KJMUKJMUKJMU is a radio station licensed to serve Sand Springs, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Birach Broadcasting Corp, and leased by Hardman Broadcasting...
AM 1340 - TulsaTulsa, OklahomaTulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
, OKOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state... - KTUVKTUVKTUV is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Variety format. Licensed to Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, it serves the Little Rock area. The station is currently owned by Davidson Media Station KITA Licensee, LLC....
AM 1440 - Little RockLittle Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, ArkansasArkansasArkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River... - KOLEKoleKole Duval is a girlKole Weathers is a fictional superheroine in the DC Universe. She is a former member of the Teen Titans.-Fictional character biography:...
AM 1340 - Port ArthurPort Arthur, Texas-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 57,755 people, 21,839 households, and 14,675 families residing in the city. The population density was 696.5 people per square mile . There were 24,713 housing units at an average density of 298.0 per square mile...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
Television stations
One low-powered Television- KIJR-LP channel 47 - Palm SpringsPalm Springs, CaliforniaPalm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
, CACaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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