WLAK (1260
kHz
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) is an
AM radio station
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established in 1978. The station is licensed to serve
Amery, Wisconsin
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, United States. The station is owned by Sage Weil, through licensee Civic Media, Inc.
WLAK has an
FM translator
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on the frequency of 107.5
MHz
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.
On April 28, 2020, the then-WXCE changed its format to active rock, simulcasting WXNK 940 AM Shell Lake.
In 2021, WXCE switched from a WXNK simulcast to a simulcast of Soft AC formatted FM sister station
WZEZ.
On November 11, 2021, WXCE went silent.
In September 2022, WXCE returned on the air as a progressive talk format branded as "Lake Air Radio", operated by Civic Media under a
time brokerage agreement; Civic Media was in the process of acquiring the station and its translator, along with two sister stations.
The purchase was consummated on December 29, 2022 at a price of $700,000. Effective January 29, 2023, the new owners changed the station's call sign to WLAK.
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WLAK (AM)
Radio stations established in 1979
1979 establishments in Wisconsin
Progressive talk radio
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