City | Monona, Wisconsin |
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Broadcast area | Madison metropolitan area |
Branding | 100.5 FM ESPN |
Frequency | 100.5 MHz FM |
Format | Sports Talk |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 55 meters (180 ft) |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 4477 |
Callsign meaning | From the station's previous hot TaLk format, "100 X" |
Former callsigns | WWAM (1989-1990) WYKY (1990-1998) |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
Owner | Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC |
Sister stations | WTTN, WWHG, WBEV, WXRO, WAUK, WRRD |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | ESPNWisconsin.com |
WTLX (100.5 MHz "100.5 FM ESPN") is a commercial FM radio station, licensed to Monona, Wisconsin and serving the Madison metropolitan area. The station is owned by Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC, and runs a Sports Talk radio format as a network affiliate of ESPN Radio. Studios and offices are on North Pinckney Street in Madison. The transmitter is off Tower Road, using an antenna on the water tower at the Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison.
WTLX's schedule includes programming from ESPN Radio as well as Wisconsin-based shows originating from Milwaukee-area sister station WAUK AM 540, including The World's Greatest Sports Talk Show with Steve 'The Homer' True, and The Badger Hour with Lance Davis. Weekday ESPN Radio programming on the station includes Mike & Mike, The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, and Russillo and Kanell. Local weekday and speciality programming includes In the Trenches, The Miller Light Football Show, The Pat Richter Show, Wisconsin College GameDay, and PrepMania.
Live sports programming on WTLX features local high school sports play-by-play along with Marquette Golden Eagles college basketball (on which Steve True handles play-by-play duties). The station also carries national sports play-by-play from ESPN Radio, including NBA basketball, Major League Baseball, and college football. WTLX was the radio home of the Northwoods League's Madison Mallards baseball team until 2016, when the radio rights shifted to Mid-West Family Broadcasting-owned WOZN-AM-FM.