WINZ (AM)

WINZ
  • Miami, Florida
  • United States
Broadcast areaSouth Florida
Frequency940 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 940
Programming
FormatSports radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 15, 1946 (1946-10-15)
Former call signs
  • WFVL (1946–1947)
  • WINZ (1947–2002)
  • WRFX (2002–2004)
Call sign meaning
Likely inspired by New York's WINS; coincidental to current sports radio format
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID51977
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts (day)
  • 10,000 watts (night)
  • 25,000 watts (night under STA)
Repeater103.5 WMIB-HD2 (Fort Lauderdale)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitefoxsports940.iheart.com

WINZ (940 kHz) is a sports radio formatted AM radio station that serves MiamiFort Lauderdale, Florida, and their suburbs. The station primarily airs syndicated programming from Fox Sports Radio with some local sports talk and game coverage. Its daytime signal reaches as far north as Ft. Pierce, as far west as Ft. Myers and Naples, and as far south as Cuba. The station has managed to score ratings in the Ft. Myers-Naples radio market despite its transmitter being over 100 miles away.

WINZ's studios are located in Pembroke Pines and the transmitter site is in Miami Gardens.