WIFC
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| Broadcast area | Wausau-Stevens Point |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 95.5MHz |
| Branding | 95-5 WIFC |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks WAOW(weather reports) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDEZ,WOZZ,WRIG,WSAU,WSAU-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 29, 1948 |
Former call signs | WSAU-FM |
Call signmeaning | WIsconsinForwardCommunications[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 74102 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 98,600watts |
| HAAT | 329 meters (1,079 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | www |
WIFC(95.5FM) is a heritagetop 40 (CHR)radio stationlocated inWausau, Wisconsin.The station is owned and operated locally byMidwest Communications,previously owned byJournal Communications,Dave Raven (Raven Broadcasting) and originally Forward Communications. The call lettersWIFCstand forWIsconsinForwardCommunications. WIFC's main competition comes fromHOT 96-7 (WHTQ),a top 40-CHR radio station broadcasting to the same area.
FormerlyWSAU-FM(a beautiful music station), WIFC has broadcast its current format since August 1969, making it one of the longest-running continuously-broadcasting CHR-top 40 stations in the United States.
History
[edit]WSAU-FM began broadcasting August 29, 1948, and was one of the first FM Stations in Wisconsin to broadcast in Stereo in the early 1960s. It and sister station WSAU were originally owned by The Milwaukee Journal.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Wisconsin Broadcasting dot com
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WIFC".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WSAU-FM Wausau Starts Service on Channel 238"(PDF).Broadcasting. September 13, 1948.Retrieved7 January2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Midwest Communications
- Facility details for Facility ID 74102 (WIFC)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WIFCinNielsen Audio's FM station database