WJOB is a news

News Radio

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/talk

Talk radio

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 formatted radio station in Hammond, Indiana

Hammond, Indiana

Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....

. The present tower of the station is 124 Meters(406 feet) tall and the station is a 24 hour operation broadcasting with 1000 Watt

Watt

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s of power.
The first license issued to this radio station--later moved to the Calumet Area--was on November 12, 1923, with Dr. George F. Courier and Lawrence J. "Butch" Crowley, a reputed Joliet mobster, as the licensees.