WMGN

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WMGN
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Broadcast area Madison metropolitan area
Frequency 98.1 MHz
BrandingMagic 98
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WHIT, WJJO, WJQM, WLMV, WOZN, WRIS-FM WWQM-FM
History
First air date
September 1948;75 years ago (1948-09) (as WISC-FM)
Former call signs
  • WISC-FM (1948–59)
  • WISM-FM (1959–83)
Call sign meaning
Magic Ninety-Eight
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 41900
Class B
ERP 36,000 watts
HAAT 176 meters (577 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.magic98.com

WMGN (98.1 FM) is a commercial radio station in Madison, Wisconsin, known as "Magic 98". It is owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting and broadcasts an adult contemporary radio format. Notable programming includes a "Five at Five" feature on weekday evenings with five songs in the same theme, and the syndicated call-in and request show Delilah . Weekend programming includes "Saturday at the 70s", "Sunday At The 80s", and the "Magic Sunday Morning" program.

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WMGN has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 36,000 watts. The transmitter is off County Highway MM, near U.S. Route 14 in Fitchburg. [2] The studios and offices are on Rayovac Drive in Madison.

WMGN is one of the few AC stations in the U.S. that does not switch to all-Christmas music for part of November and most of December. Instead, the all-holiday music format in Madison can be heard on iHeartMedia’s 92.1 WXXM, Northwestern Media’s 102.5 WNWC-FM and Audacy’s 105.1 WMHX. WMGN does switch to all-Christmas music a few days before December 25, calling it "The 98 Hours of Christmas", tying in its dial position.

History

The station signed on the air in September 1948 [3] as WISC-FM. It was mostly simulcast with sister station WISC 1480 AM (now WLMV). WISC-AM-FM was owned by Radio Wisconsin, Inc., with offices in the Commercial State Bank Building. WISC-FM was the second commercial FM station in Madison, going on the air a year after 101.5 WIBA-FM.

WISC-AM-FM slightly changed their call signs to WISM-AM-FM in 1959. [4] They were network affiliates of the Mutual Broadcasting System. By the late 1960s, WISM-FM had a separate easy listening format, that was largely automated.

By the 1980s, the easy listening format was attracting mostly older listeners. To gain a younger audience, WISM-FM flipped to soft rock as "Movin' Easy 98 FM". [5] On December 1, 1983, the station changed its call letters to WMGN with the moniker "Magic 98". [6] The format switched to soft adult contemporary music. Over time, the tempo picked up and WMGN became a Mainstream AC station.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMGN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WMGN
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1951 page 327, Broadcasting & Cable
  4. ↑ "FCC history cards" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame: Bill Vancil" . Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Magic 98 History" . Retrieved February 26, 2021.

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