WHWA

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WHWA
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Broadcast areaBayfield/Ashland/Washburn
Frequency 104.7 MHz
Branding Wisconsin Public Radio
Programming
Format Public radio, Classical music, news
Ownership
Owner Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
History
First air date
November 11, 2013;10 years ago (2013-11-11) [1]
Call sign meaning
Disambiguation of WHA , Washburn
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 184111
Class C2
ERP 17,500 watts
HAAT 184 meters
Transmitter coordinates
46°41′30″N90°59′27″W / 46.69166667°N 90.99083333°W / 46.69166667; -90.99083333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wpr.org

WHWA (104.7 FM) is a public radio station in Washburn, Wisconsin, licensed to the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and airs WPR's "NPR News and Classical Network", consisting of classical music and news and talk programming. WHWA also broadcasts regional news and programming from studios in the Holden Fine Arts Center at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The WHWA transmitter is on Maple Hill, approximately four miles west of Washburn, co-located with WEGZ. The WHWA transmitter replaced a 38-Watt WPR translator (W284AN/104.7) in Ashland as part of an effort to improve public radio reception in the area.

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References

  1. "Northpine.com Broadcasting News, November 2013" . Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WHWA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.