WRIG
Appearance
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Broadcast area | Wausau-Stevens Point |
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Frequency | 1390 kHz |
Branding | Fox Sports Radio AM 1390 and FM 93.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WDEZ, WIFC, WOZZ, WSAU, WSAU-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1958 |
Call sign meaning | Derived from the name of the Wright family, who put the station on the air. |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 73946 |
Class | B |
Power | 10,000 watts day 7,200 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°52′42.00″N 89°38′29.00″W / 44.8783333°N 89.6413889°W |
Translator(s) | 93.9 MHz (W230BU, Rothschild) |
Links | |
Website | foxsportswausau.com |
WRIG (1390 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Schofield, Wisconsin, the station serves the Wausau, Wisconsin area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications. and features programming from Fox Sports Radio.[1] WRIG was originally located at 1400 kHz, licensed to Wausau, Wisconsin, broadcasting a Top 40 format until the move to 1390 kHz in 1985 and a switch to an Oldies format. WRIG also broadcast Dial-Global's "Adult Standards" format from 1993 to 2006, and then the Oldies Channel until the move to FOX Sports Radio in 2009. In November 2012, WRIG added a translator station at 93.9 MHz (call sign W230BU).
References
- ^ "WRIG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WRIG ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- W230BU at FCCdata.org