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- WIOD (610 AM, "News Radio 610 WIOD") is a news/talk formatted radio station in Miami, Florida. For over 80 years, it has been a major information station in South Florida. It features nationally conservative syndicated programs wrapped around locally produced news, traffic and weather reports, 24/7. Installed in the spring of 1925 by Carl Graham Fisher, a Miami Beach developer, the station made its formal air debut on the South Florida airwaves on January 19, 1926. Carl Fisher selected the letters WIOD as the call letters signifying “Wonderful Isle of Dreams” to commemorate Collins Island, on which the station was situated. WIOD is Florida’s seventh oldest continuously licensed broadcast radio station. From 1959 to 1962 the call letters were changed to WCKR - Cox-Knight Broadcasting had once owned the station as well as WCKT television, now WSVN. Branded Wacker Radio, they attempted a rock & roll format but were unsuccessful against strong competition. "NewsRadio 610 WIOD" arguably features one of the largest radio news departments in the Southeast United States and has consistently been the most frequent winner in annual Florida Associated Press statewide competitions. 610 WIOD may be best known for its continuous hurricane coverage, particularly Andrew, Katrina and Wilma. Despite the station's class B status, it has strong daytime and nighttime signal. This is due to parts of the tower's guy ground system resting in the brackish mix of fresh and salt waters of Biscayne Bay. WIOD, positioned as "South Florida's News, Traffic and Weather Station" is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. , the largest U.S. radio owner. WIOD 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 WFOR-TV ("CBS 4", former partner was WPLG "Local 10"). 610 WIOD was the radio flagship of the 2006 NBA champions Miami Heat from 1996-2008. It is also the "official" broadcast emergency station for the Broward County Commission. In April 2010, WIOD launched a simulcast on FM translator W262AN 100.3 MHz. They also broadcast on WBGG-HD2, 105.9. On August 24, 2011, it was announced that Clear Channel Communications purchased W228BY 93.5 FM from WAY-FM Network for $200,000.
- WIOD (610 AM, "News Radio 610 WIOD") is a news/talk formatted radio station in Miami, Florida. For over 80 years, it has been a major information station in South Florida. It features nationally conservative syndicated programs wrapped around locally produced news, traffic and weather reports, 24/7. Installed in the spring of 1925 by Carl Graham Fisher, a Miami Beach developer, the station made its formal air debut on the South Florida airwaves on January 19, 1926. Carl Fisher selected the letters WIOD as the call letters signifying “Wonderful Isle of Dreams” to commemorate Collins Island, on which the station was situated. WIOD is Florida’s seventh oldest continuously licensed broadcast radio station. From 1959 to 1962 the call letters were changed to WCKR - Cox-Knight Broadcasting had once owned the station as well as WCKT television, now WSVN. Branded Wacker Radio, they attempted a rock & roll format but were unsuccessful against strong competition. "NewsRadio 610 WIOD" arguably features one of the largest radio news departments in the Southeast United States and has consistently been the most frequent winner in annual Florida Associated Press statewide competitions. 610 WIOD may be best known for its continuous hurricane coverage, particularly Andrew, Katrina and Wilma. Despite the station's class B status, it has strong daytime and nighttime signal. This is due to parts of the tower's guy ground system resting in the brackish mix of fresh and salt waters of Biscayne Bay. WIOD, positioned as "South Florida's News, Traffic and Weather Station" is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. , the largest U.S. radio owner. WIOD 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 WFOR-TV ("CBS 4", former partner was WPLG "Local 10"). 610 WIOD was the radio flagship of the 2006 NBA champions Miami Heat from 1996-2008. It was also from 1966 until the late 1990s the radio flagship of the Miami Dolphins, the longest partnership between a Miami sports team and a radio flagship station. It is also the "official" broadcast emergency station for the Broward County Commission. In April 2010, WIOD launched a simulcast on FM translator W262AN 100.3 MHz. They also broadcast on WBGG-HD2, 105.9. On August 24, 2011, it was announced that Clear Channel Communications purchased W228BY 93.5 FM from WAY-FM Network for $200,000.
- WIOD (610 AM, "News Radio 610 WIOD") is a news/talk formatted radio station in Miami, Florida. For over 80 years, it has been a major information station in South Florida. It features nationally conservative syndicated programs wrapped around locally produced news, traffic and weather reports, 24/7. Installed in the spring of 1925 by Carl Graham Fisher, a Miami Beach developer, the station made its formal air debut on the South Florida airwaves on January 19, 1926. Carl Fisher selected the letters WIOD as the call letters signifying “Wonderful Isle of Dreams” to commemorate Collins Island, on which the station was situated. WIOD is Florida’s seventh oldest continuously licensed broadcast radio station. From 1959 to 1962 the call letters were changed to WCKR - Cox-Knight Broadcasting had once owned the station as well as WCKT television, now WSVN. Branded Wacker Radio, they attempted a rock & roll format but were unsuccessful against strong competition. "NewsRadio 610 WIOD" arguably features one of the largest radio news departments in the Southeast United States and has consistently been the most frequent winner in annual Florida Associated Press statewide competitions. 610 WIOD may be best known for its continuous hurricane coverage, particularly Andrew, Katrina and Wilma. Despite the station's class B status, it has strong daytime and nighttime signal. This is due to parts of the tower's guy ground system resting in the brackish mix of fresh and salt waters of Biscayne Bay. WIOD, positioned as "South Florida's News, Traffic and Weather Station" is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. , the largest U.S. radio owner. WIOD 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 WFOR-TV ("CBS 4", former partner was WPLG "Local 10"). 610 WIOD was the radio flagship of the 2006 NBA champions Miami Heat from 1996-2008. It was also from 1966 until the late 1990s the radio flagship of the Miami Dolphins, the longest partnership between a Miami sports team and a radio flagship station. It is also the "official" broadcast emergency station for the Broward County Commission. In April 2010, WIOD launched a simulcast on FM translator W262AN 100.3 MHz. They also broadcast on WBGG-FM HD2]/105.9-2. On August 24, 2011, it was announced that Clear Channel Communications purchased W228BY 93.5 FM from WAY-FM Network for $200,000. On June 16, 1981 WIOD began operating with 10,000 watts day and night to overcome interference caused by a station in Cuba. This special temporary authority granted by the FCC has been renewed on a regular basis since then.
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