WSAU-FM
Radio station in Rudolph, Wisconsin
44°20′19.00″N 89°38′55.00″W / 44.3386111°N 89.6486111°W / 44.3386111; -89.6486111WSAU-FM (99.9 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a conservative news/talk format, simulcasting WSAU in Wausau. Licensed to Rudolph, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications.[1] WSAU derives a large amount of its programming from nationally syndicated conservative talk radio shows, and also broadcasts sports, such as from the Packers Radio Network.
History
WSAU-FM was previously known as WIZD and had a history of simulcasting WOFM in Wausau under various oldies, classic hits and adult contemporary formats since the 1990s. On September 9, 2009, at 5AM, WIZD dropped the WOFM simulcast (doing so in the middle of the song "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads) and began simulcasting sister news station WSAU (AM) under new calls WSAU-FM.[2]
History of call letters
The call letters WSAU-FM were previously assigned to a Wausau station (now WIFC) that began broadcasting August 29, 1948. It broadcast on 95.5 MHz and was licensed to The Milwaukee Journal.[3]
References
- ^ "WIZD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ JoshuaWerner.com- Radio Station Format Changes: WIZD/WSAU-FM 99.9 FM Wausau
- ^ "WSAU-FM Wausau Starts Service on Channel 238" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 13, 1948. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
External links
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› WSAU in the FCC FM station database
- WSAU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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by frequency & subchannel
- 90.9-1
- 90.9-2
- 90.9-3
- 101.9-1
- Nearby regions
- Appleton-Oshkosh
- Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls
- Green Bay
- Iron Mountain
- La Crosse
- Rice Lake–Spooner
- Wisconsin Dells–Baraboo
- See also
- List of radio stations in Wisconsin
- Notes
- 1. Under a "Shared Time" agreement.
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