WISM-FM (98.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Altoona, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls area. It is owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting.[2]
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Broadcast area | Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls |
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| Frequency | 98.1 MHz |
| Branding | Greatest Hits 98.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | November 1991 |
Call sign meaning | Wisconsin Mid-West |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 1130 | |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 53 m (174 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°46′37.9″N 91°28′29.6″W / 44.777194°N 91.474889°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | greatesthits981 |
History
editThe WISM-FM callsign was first used in 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin, at 98.1 FM.[3] On December 1, 1983, WISM-FM changed its call sign to WMGN.[4]
Eventually, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) controlled and licensed station call lettered were acquired by Alpenglow Communications, which relaunched WISM-FM in November 1991 with a classic rock format.[5]
The station was then bought[6] by Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc., but was then transferred to the Aloha Station Trust.
The station was sold again in 2016 to Mid-West Family Broadcasting for $970,000.[7]
On July 1, 2016, coincident with the sale to Mid-West Family Broadcasting being consummated, WISM-FM changed its format from adult contemporary to classic hits, branded as "Greatest Hits 98.1". The specific programming was transferred from WDRK, upon that station's donation from Mid-West Family Broadcasting to Blugold Radio LLC.
References
edit- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WISM-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WISM-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "FCC history cards". Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Magic 98 History". Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ↑ "FCC Ownership Reports". Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ↑ "FTP link". ftp.fcc.gov (FTP).[dead ftp link] (To view documents see Help:FTP)
- ↑ "Midwest family buys and donates in Eau Claire". Radio Insight. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 1130 (WISM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WISM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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