WHBM

Last updated
WHBM
Frequency 90.3 MHz
BrandingWPR Ideas
Programming
Format Public radio, News
Affiliations Wisconsin Public Radio
NPR
American Public Media
Ownership
Owner
  • State of Wisconsin - Educational Communications Board
  • (State of Wisconsin - Educational Communications Board)
WLEF-TV
History
Call sign meaning
A nod to WPT flagship WHA/Madison as well as Harold B.McCarty, an early WHA program director and head of the forerunners to the WPR and PBS Wisconsin networks. [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 63058
Class C1
ERP 35,000 watts
HAAT 217 meters (712 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wpr.org

WHBM (90.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Park Falls, Wisconsin. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and airs WPR's "Ideas Network", consisting of news and talk programming.

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References

  1. Harrison, Burt (21 September 1978). "Harold B. McCarty". Public Radio Oral History Project. National Public Broadcasting Archives. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WHBM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.