WUWS

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WUWS
Wisconsin Public Radio Logo.png
Broadcast areaBayfield/Ashland/Washburn
Frequency 90.9 MHz
Branding Wisconsin Public Radio
Programming
Format Public radio, News, Talk
Ownership
Owner University of Wisconsin System
History
First air date
September 12, 2011;12 years ago (2011-09-12) [1]
Call sign meaning
University of Wisconsin-Superior
Technical information
Facility ID 176548
Class C3
ERP 24,500 watts
HAAT 70.5 meters
Transmitter coordinates
46°36′28″N90°50′13″W / 46.607778°N 90.836944°W / 46.607778; -90.836944
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wpr.org

WUWS (90.9 FM) is a public radio station in Ashland, Wisconsin, licensed to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and airs WPR's "Ideas Network", consisting of news and talk programming. WUWS also broadcasts regional news and programming from studios in the Holden Fine Arts Center at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The WUWS transmitter is in the Ashland industrial park on the city's east side.

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