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WDUX
Broadcast areaWausau-Stevens Point area
Frequency800 kHz
BrandingClassic Hit Country AM 800
Programming
FormatClassic Country
AffiliationsABC Radio, Dial Global Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerLaird Broadcasting Company, Inc.
WDUX-FM
History
First air date
April 29, 1956
Call sign meaning
Once owned by the owners of W'D'UZ,[1]
Technical information
Facility ID36245
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
44°21′15.00″N 89°3′29.00″W / 44.3541667°N 89.0580556°W / 44.3541667; -89.0580556
Links
Websitewduxradio.com

WDUX (800 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA, the station serves the Wausau-Stevens Point area. The station is owned by Laird Broadcasting Company, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio and Dial Global Radio Network.[3]

History

The station began broadcasting on April 29, 1956, at 800 kHz, as a daytime operation, with 500 watts, then 1 kW. Around 1964, daytime power was increased to 5 kW, with a pre-sunrise power of 500 watts. Post-sunset authority was granted in 1987. Shortly after, "AM 800" ended its simulcast of its Contemporary Formatted FM Sister Station, and began broadcasting an Automated Country Music format, switching to the Dial Global "Classic Hit Country" format, and a digital automation system in the fall of 1999. Today, that format is still in place, and Local News Blocks at 7:30am, 12 Noon & 5pm, are still simulcasted.

References

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "Wausau-Stevens Point Market Ratings". Radio & Records. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "WDUX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.