WIOD
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| City of license | Miami, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | South Florida (targets Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) |
| Branding | News Radio 610 WIOD |
| Slogan | South Florida's News, Traffic and Weather Station |
| First air date | January 19, 1926 |
| Frequency | 610 kHz |
| Format | News/Talk radio |
| ERP | 5,000 watts <STA 10,000 watts> |
| Class | Class B AM Station |
| Callsign meaning | Wonderful Isle of Dreams |
| Affiliations | Heat Radio Network The Weather Channel Fox News Radio Dow Jones Radio Network |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Website | 610wiod.com |
610 WIOD is a news/talk radio station in Miami, Florida. For over 80 years, it has been the primary information station talk radio in South Florida. It features a mix of popular nationally syndicated talk personality programs wrapped around by local, live news, traffic and weather reports at the top and bottom of every hour, 24/7. "NewsRadio 610 WIOD" features one of the largest, most honored radio news departments in the country. 610 WIOD may be best known for its award winning, continuous hurricane coverage, particularly Andrew, Katrina and Wilma. Despite the station's class B status, it has excellent daytime coverage, and has the best nighttime AM signal in the South Florida region.
"South Florida's News, Traffic and Weather" station, "NewsRadio 610 WIOD" is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Fox News Radio network. It also is affiliated with The Weather Channel, Dow Jones & Company (for "The Wall Street Journal Business Report") and has a news and weather content sharing relationship with WPLG-TV ("Local 10"). 610 WIOD is the radio flagship of the 2006 NBA champions Miami Heat.
Programs include those hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Todd Schnitt, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and George Noory's "Coast To Coast AM" program. 610 WIOD boast some big names along its alumni including but not limited to Larry King, Neil Rogers, Sally Jesse Rapheal, Ron Bennington, Matt Drudge, Mike Reinieri, Hank Goldberg, Randi Rhodes, Chris Baker and Phil Hendrie.
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[edit] Schedule
[edit] Weekday programming
| Time | Show | Notes |
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| Midnight | Coast to Coast AM | Tape midnight, Live 1 a.m. Hosted by George Noory (Monday morning hosted by Art Bell) |
| 5 a.m. | South Florida's First News | Live. News, traffic, interviews, etc., hosted by Dave Lamont (Nathalie Rodriguez, news anchor Jorge Sedano, sports Don Anthony, traffic "Rush's Morning Update" (6:50 a.m.) Paul Harvey (5:35 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.) "Wall Street Journal Report" (once an hour). |
| 9 a.m. | Glenn Beck | Live. |
| Noon | Rush Limbaugh | Live. |
| 3 p.m. | The Schnitt Show | Live. Hosted by Todd Schnitt. |
| 6 p.m. | Sean Hannity | Tape. |
| 9 p.m. | Mark Levin | Tape. |
| 11 p.m. | Coast to Coast AM | Tape. Hosted by George Noory. |
[edit] Weekend programming
[edit] Saturdays
| Time | Show | Notes |
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| Midnight | Coast to Coast AM | Tape midnight, Live 1 a.m. Hosted by George Noory |
| 6 a.m. | South Florida's First News | Live. News, traffic, interviews, etc., hosted by Aron Bender |
| 7 a.m. | The 610 WIOD Garden Show | Live, hosted by Murray Corman |
| 9 a.m. | The Footy Show | Live. Local Call-In with South Florida radio icon Footy. |
| Noon | The Mutual Fund Show | Live. |
| 1 p.m. | At Your Service Saturday | Live. Local Call-In. |
| 4 p.m. | The Weekend w/Mike McConnell | Tape. |
| 7 p.m. | The Cigar Dave Show | Tape. |
| 9 p.m. | Coast to Coast Live | Live. Hosted by Ian Punnett. |
[edit] Sundays
| Time | Show | Notes |
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| Midnight | Coast to Coast Live | Live. Hosted by Ian Punnett. |
| 1 a.m. | Coast to Coast AM | Live. Hosted by Art Bell. |
| 6 a.m. | Florida Roundtable | Live. |
| 7 a.m. | South Florida's First News | Live. News, traffic, interviews, etc., hosted by Aron Bender |
| 9 a.m. | At Home with Gary Sullivan | Live. |
| Noon | Fox News Sunday | Live. Hosted by Chris Wallace. |
| 1 p.m. | Kim Komando | Tape. |
| 4 p.m. | Sean Hannity Encore | Tape. Hosted by Sean Hannity. |
| 7 p.m. | Glenn Beck | Tape. Best-of. |
| 10 p.m. | The Drudge Report | Live. Hosted by Matt Drudge. |
All shows can be heard via a live audio stream at 610wiod.com
[edit] Trivia
In 1964, WIOD ran a simulated horse race in which a computer program determined the greatest race horse up to that time. Man o' War was the winner. (From People's Almanac by Wallechinsky, Wallace, and Wallace, 1975.)
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