WASK (AM)
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WASK, "ESPN 1450" is an AM radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 licensed to the city of Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...

. The station operates on the AM radio frequency of 1450 kHz. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=71065. The studios and tower are located at 3575 McCarty Lane in Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...

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History

1450 WASK has simulcasted WASK-FM since the mid 1990s. The simulcast began to be broken in early 2006 when the station began airing broadcasts of the NCAA Championships and IRL Racing. Outside of these broadcasts, 1450 resumed simulcasting the FM's oldies format. However, in August 2006, the station began running independent from WASK-FM fulltime when it acquired rights to run ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
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in the Lafayette market.

It began running local sports in 2008 with former Purdue Boilermaker Offensive Lineman Kelly Kitchel, former WLFI-TV Personality Clayton Duffy and former Journal and Courier writer Brendan Murphy as hosts.

Programming

WASK is the Lafayette market's ESPN Radio affiliate. ESPN 1450 also runs various sporting events, including the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, the NCAA Tournament, Purdue men's basketball postgame call-in show, Purdue football tailgate show, Purdue football postgame call-in show, college football, Monday Night Football, Bowl Championship Series, high school football, high school basketball, Super Bowl and NFL Playoffs, college football bowl games.

Mark Allen is Program Director and Operations Manager.

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