WIFC

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WIFC
Broadcast area Wausau-Stevens Point
Frequency 95.5 MHz
Branding95-5 WIFC
Programming
Languages English
Format Contemporary hit radio
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
WAOW (weather reports)
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 29, 1948 (1948-08-29)
Former call signs
WSAU-FM
Call sign meaning
Wisconsin Forward Communications [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 74102
Class C
ERP 98,600 watts
HAAT 329 meters (1,079 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.wifc.com

WIFC (95.5 FM) is a heritage contemporary hit 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.

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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. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Wisconsin Broadcasting dot com
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WIFC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WSAU-FM Wausau Starts Service on Channel 238" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 13, 1948. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

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