WAUC

Last updated
WAUC
WAUC 102.1 Logo.png
Broadcast area Sebring area
Frequency 1310 kHz
BrandingReal Country 102.1 The Outlaw
(translator frequency)
Programming
Format Real Country
Ownership
OwnerHardee Broadcasting LLC
History
First air date
May 19, 1958
Call sign meaning
City of origin
WAUChula
Technical information
Facility ID 40387
Class B
Power 5000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
27°31′48.00″N81°49′0.00″W / 27.5300000°N 81.8166667°W / 27.5300000; -81.8166667
Translator(s) 102.1 MHz  W271DH (Wauchula)
Links
Webcast
Website 1021theoutlaw.com

WAUC (AM 1310) and (FM 102.1) is a radio station broadcasting a Real Country format. Licensed to Wauchula, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Heartland, includes the Hardee, Desoto and Highlands County areas, along with radio listeners in nearby Polk County and online listeners worldwide.

Contents

On August 22, 2019, WAUC began simulcasting on FM translator W271DH on frequency 102.1.

Programming

WAUC's 24-hour programming lineup blends country music from the 1970s to the 2010s, and features artists such as Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Chris Stapleton, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Kenny Rogers, Charley Pride, Jo Dee Messina, and more. The station also broadcasts several original live shows alongside syndicated programming. [1]

The original logo of WAUC 1310 AM, before the slogan was introduced. WAUC Banner.jpg
The original logo of WAUC 1310 AM, before the slogan was introduced.

Translators

Broadcast translators of WAUC (Main Programming)
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license Facility
ID
ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
Class FCC info
W271DH102.1 Wauchula, Florida 202801250135 m (443 ft)D FCC LMS

Promotions

Starting in 2017, the station helped to strengthen a campaign to revitalize the annual Pioneer Park days events that drew income to the local Hardee County and Heartland Florida areas. WAUC now remotely broadcasts from various community events throughout the Heartland.

WAUC are the call letters used for the local television station depicted in the Academy Award-winning film Rocky. Real-life news anchor/reporter Diana Lewis interviews lead character Rocky Balboa in a refrigerated meat locker operated by the fictitious Shamrock Meats Inc. [2]

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References

  1. "Shows | 102.1 The Outlaw WAUC | Real Country". 1021theoutlaw. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  2. Movieclips (2014-02-19), Rocky (6/10) Movie CLIP - The Meat Locker (1976) HD, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-06-04