WIFC

WIFC
City of license	Wausau, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Wausau-Stevens Point
Branding	95-5 WIFC
Slogan	"Your #1 Hit Music Station"
Frequency	95.5 (MHz)
First air date	1950s
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
ERP	98,600 watts
HAAT	329 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	74102
Callsign meaning	WIsconsin Forward Communications
Former callsigns	WSAU-FM (until 1969)
Owner	Midwest Communications; (Wrig, Inc.)
Sister stations	WDEZ, WOZZ, WRIG, WSAU-AM, WSAU-FM
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	www.wifc.com

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WIFC (95.5 FM, "95-5 WIFC") is a Top 40 (CHR) 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 owned by Forward Communications, where the call letters were taken (WIsconsin Forward Communications).

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. Unlike most other Top 40 stations, WIFC concentrates more on current rock than rhythmic and urban music.

Dave Kallaway-current air staff
Stacy Cole-current air staff
Mike Mathers-current air staff
Belky-current air staff
Tony Waitekus-Program Director

[edit] Former on-air staff

Duff Damos (former Program Director; now at WRLO in Rhinelander, WI)
Bill Mitchell (former Music Director; now at WHDG in Rhinelander, WI)
Jimmy Clark (now at WQLH in Green Bay, WI)
Keith Roberts
Jon Pike
Kevin Kollins (now President of Off the Chart Music Chicago, IL)
Bill Schulz (now at KLCA in Reno, NV)
Jackie Johnson (now a news correspondent for the Wisconsin Radio Network)
Aaron Michaels (former AM & PM drive; now living in Madison, WI)
Jay Daniels (former fill-ins; now living in Madison, WI)
Rod Phillips(now Y100 in Miami)
Jeff "Smash" Murray (now at WSTO in Evansville, IN)
Eddie Anthony
Paul Kraimer (PD for a short time in '98)
Danny Wright
Chris Pickett
Derek James (now a meteorologist/reporter/host for FOX TV in Charlotte, North Carolina)
Alley Faith (WXSS 103.7 KISS FM, Milwaukee, WI)
Wes McKane (WXSS 103.7 KISS FM, Milwaukee, WI)
Tim Lethlean (WXSS 103.7 KISS FM, Milwaukee, WI)
David Andrews
Tony Brueski (now at KFDI Wichita)
Derrick Davis
John Jost
Joe Malone (Mornings, Afternoon & Middays 2004-2008; last host of the "Retro Lunch")
Brooke Taylor (The Fish Cleveland)
Jackson Dell Weaver (First morning man 1969-70)
Skip Taylor (morning show & program director, late 1970s)
Tom Kaye (on staff mid to late 1970s, and mid to late 1980s)
BIG Mike Edwards
Dave Arrowood (aka David Shane Arrowood; on staff early 1970s; now working in country music business in Nashville)
Ron Yantz/Cliff Thompson (program director, early 1970s, died January 2011)
Robert W Jackson (aka R.W. Jackson; on staff early 1970s)
Bruce Charles (Bruce Heikkenin)(from Brantwood, WI; morning show and music director, early to mid 1970s; also worked at WSAU-AM, WRIG-AM, WKAU-AM; now runs small advertising agency near Seattle)
Tom Hudson "The HUD"
BJ Crocker (Ken Kops) (On staff and Program Director mid-1970s)(from Colby, WI: also worked at WKAU-Kaukauna, WI)
Steve Turner (on staff early 1970s)
Pat Plant (on staff early 1970s, station manager later on)
Tom Daniels (on staff early to mid-1970s, died April 2008)
Sebastian Oliver Stone (Mornings, mid-1970s, now working in the Twin Cities)
Bill Parker
Dean Lester (part-time, mid 1970s, now at WCUB, Manitowoc)
Tom Collins
Jim Owen
Steve Porter
Bob Davis (Brother of WSAU-AM Personality Chuck Williams)
Phil Murphy (mornings, circa 1980)
Captain Jim Michaels
Mike Bradford
Greg Allen
Tommy Holiday
Ted Harmon
Monica Michaels
Scott Sheridan
Pat Green
Ann Laurie
Bob Kelly
Dave Apple
Mike Wilson
Brian West (mornings, circa 1996-97)
Jeff Davis
Nick Summers
Aaron David (on-air staff early 2000s, now AAron Camaro for the National Wrestling Alliance in Nashville)
Dan Owen
J.D. Cooper
Mark Ripley
Gary Johnson
Brad Davis
Linda Gallagher
Shannon Novak (now with National Public Radio)
Craig Collins
Mark Maloney
Terry Tee
Dee Dee Meyer
Ken Knight(weekends in early 90's)
Rick Stevens (aka Rick Heckendorf, from Merrill..died mid '80s)
Roger Bertram
Dusty Johnson