WCCO Radio

E722636

radio station

WCCO Radio is a long-established Minneapolis-based radio station known for its news, talk, and community-focused programming.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
News Talk 830 WCCO	1
WCCO (AM)	1
WCCO Radio canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8267227 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WCCO Radio
Context triple: [Harry Reasoner, employer, WCCO Radio]

A. KYW (AM)
KYW (AM) is a long-running Philadelphia-based all-news radio station known for its continuous local news coverage and distinctive “Newsradio 1060” branding.
B. KALB
KALB is the ICAO airport code for Albany International Airport, a major commercial airport serving New York’s Capital Region.
C. KPTK-AM Seattle
KPTK-AM Seattle was a progressive talk radio station in Seattle, Washington, known for airing liberal political programming and syndicated hosts.
D. Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio is a major American public radio network based in Minnesota, best known for producing nationally distributed programs such as Garrison Keillor’s "A Prairie Home Companion."
E. WMAQ (AM)
WMAQ (AM) was a prominent Chicago radio station historically associated with the CBS-owned Group W broadcasting division.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WCCO Radio
Target entity description: WCCO Radio is a long-established Minneapolis-based radio station known for its news, talk, and community-focused programming.

A. KYW (AM)
KYW (AM) is a long-running Philadelphia-based all-news radio station known for its continuous local news coverage and distinctive “Newsradio 1060” branding.
B. KALB
KALB is the ICAO airport code for Albany International Airport, a major commercial airport serving New York’s Capital Region.
C. KPTK-AM Seattle
KPTK-AM Seattle was a progressive talk radio station in Seattle, Washington, known for airing liberal political programming and syndicated hosts.
D. Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio is a major American public radio network based in Minnesota, best known for producing nationally distributed programs such as Garrison Keillor’s "A Prairie Home Companion."
E. WMAQ (AM)
WMAQ (AM) was a prominent Chicago radio station historically associated with the CBS-owned Group W broadcasting division.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	radio station ⓘ
airdate	1922 ⓘ
band	AM ⓘ
branding	News Talk 830 WCCO ⓘ linked to: WCCO Radio
broadcastArea	Upper Midwest ⓘ linked to: Upper Midwest of the United States
callsignMeaning	Washburn-Crosby Company ⓘ
city	Minneapolis ⓘ
class	A ⓘ
clearChannelFrequency	830 kHz ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countrySubdivision	Midwestern United States ⓘ
facilityType	clear-channel station ⓘ
focus	community-oriented programming ⓘ local news coverage ⓘ traffic reports ⓘ weather coverage ⓘ
format	news/talk ⓘ
formerCallsign	WLAG ⓘ
frequency	830 kHz ⓘ
genre	news radio ⓘ talk radio ⓘ
hasAudience	Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
historicalSignificance	one of Minnesota’s oldest radio stations ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
licensedToServe	Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Minneapolis
licensee	Audacy License, LLC ⓘ linked to: Audacy, Inc.
market	Twin Cities ⓘ linked to: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
medium	terrestrial radio ⓘ
networkAffiliation	CBS News Radio ⓘ Minnesota Twins Radio Network ⓘ Minnesota Vikings Radio Network ⓘ
notableFor	clear-channel nighttime coverage over large parts of the Midwest ⓘ long-established presence in Minneapolis radio market ⓘ
owner	Audacy, Inc. ⓘ
platform	online streaming ⓘ over-the-air broadcast ⓘ
power	50,000 watts ⓘ
programmingType	news ⓘ sports ⓘ talk ⓘ
region	Hennepin County, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Hennepin County
regulatoryAuthority	Federal Communications Commission ⓘ
serves	Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ
sisterStation	KMNB ⓘ KZJK ⓘ KZJK-HD2 ⓘ
state	Minnesota ⓘ
stationClass	clear-channel Class A ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harry Reasoner → employer → WCCO Radio ⓘ

Eleanor Mondale → employer → WCCO (AM) ⓘ

linked to: WCCO Radio

WCCO Radio → branding → News Talk 830 WCCO ⓘ