WISM-FM
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| Broadcast area | Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 98.1MHz |
| Branding | Greatest Hits 98.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAXX,WAYY,WEAQ,WECL,WIAL | |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1130 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000watts |
| HAAT | 53 m (174 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°46′36.00″N91°28′30.00″W/ 44.7766667°N 91.4750000°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | greatesthits981 |
WISM-FM(98.1FM) is aradio stationbroadcasting aclassic hitsformat. Licensed toAltoona, Wisconsin,United States, the station serves theEau Claire-Chippewa Fallsarea. It is owned byMid-West Family Broadcasting.[2]
History
[edit]The WISM FM callsign was first used in 1959 in Madison at 98.1 FM.[3]On December 1, 1983, WISM became changed its callsign to WMGN.[4]
Eventually, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) controlled and licensed station call lettered were acquired by Alpenglow Communications, which relaunched WISM-FM in November 1991 with aclassic rockformat.[5]
The station was then bought[6]byClear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.,but was then sold toAloha Station Trust, LLC.
The station was sold again in 2016 to Mid-West Family Broadcasting for $970,000.[7]
On July 1, 2016, coincident with the sale to Mid-West Family Broadcasting being consummated, WISM-FM changed its format fromadult contemporaryto classic hits, branded as "Greatest Hits 98.1". The specific programming was transferred fromWDRK,upon that station's donation from Mid-West Family Broadcasting to Blugold Radio LLC.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WISM-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WISM-FM Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^"FCC history cards"(PDF).Retrieved26 February2021.
- ^"Magic 98 History".Retrieved26 February2021.
- ^"FCC Ownership Reports".Retrieved26 February2021.
- ^ftp://ftp.fcc.gov/pub/Bureaus/MB/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap020607.txt
- ^"Midwest family buys and donates in Eau Claire".Radio Insight.Retrieved29 April2016.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 1130 (WISM-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WISM-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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