WIFC

Radio station in Wausau, Wisconsin
  • Wausau, Wisconsin
Broadcast areaWausau-Stevens PointFrequency95.5 MHzBranding95-5 WIFCProgrammingFormatTop 40 (CHR)AffiliationsCompass Media NetworksOwnershipOwner
  • Duey E. Wright
  • (WRIG, Inc.)
Sister stations
WDEZ, WOZZ, WRIG, WSAU, WSAU-FMHistory
First air date
August 29, 1948 (1948-08-29)
Former call signs
WSAU-FM
Call sign meaning
WIsconsin Forward Communications[1]Technical informationFacility ID74102ClassCERP98,600 wattsHAAT329 meters (1,079 ft)LinksWebcastListen Live!Websitewww.wifc.com

WIFC (95.5 FM) is a heritage top 40 (CHR) radio station located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The station is owned and operated locally by Midwest Communications, previously owned by Journal Communications, Dave Raven (Raven Broadcasting) and originally Forward Communications. The call letters WIFC stand for WIsconsin Forward Communications. WIFC's main competition comes from HOT 96-7 (WHTQ), a top 40-CHR radio station broadcasting to the same area.

Formerly WSAU-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

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wisconsin Broadcasting dot com
  2. ^ "WSAU-FM Wausau Starts Service on Channel 238" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 13, 1948. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

External links

  • Official website
  • Midwest Communications
  • WIFC in the FCC FM station database
  • WIFC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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See also
List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Notes
1. Under a "Shared Time" agreement.
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