WSAU-FM

WSAU-FM (99.9 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a conservative news/talk format, simulcasting WSAU in Wausau. Licensed to Rudolph, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications.[1] WSAU derives a large amount of its programming from nationally syndicated conservative talk radio shows, and also broadcasts sports, such as from the Packers Radio Network.

WSAU-FM
Simulcast of WSAU, Wausau
Broadcast areaStevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids
Frequency99.9 MHz
Branding550 & 99.9 WSAU
Programming
FormatNews/talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Genesis Communications Network
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Packers Radio Network
Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
WDEZ, WIFC, WOZZ, WRIG, WSAU
History
First air date
September 30, 1990 (as WIZD)
Former call signs
WIZD (1989-2009)
Call sign meaning
Wausau
(location of WSAU)
Technical information
Facility ID73119
ClassC3
ERP13,000 watts
HAAT138 meters (453 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°20′19.00″N 89°38′55.00″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewsau.com

History

WSAU-FM was previously known as WIZD and had a history of simulcasting WOFM in Wausau under various oldies, classic hits and adult contemporary formats since the 1990s. On September 9, 2009, at 5AM, WIZD dropped the WOFM simulcast (doing so in the middle of the song "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads) and began simulcasting sister news station WSAU (AM) under new calls WSAU-FM.[2]

History of call letters

The call letters WSAU-FM were previously assigned to a Wausau station (now WIFC) that began broadcasting August 29, 1948. It broadcast on 95.5 MHz and was licensed to The Milwaukee Journal.[3]

References
  1. "WIZD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. JoshuaWerner.com- Radio Station Format Changes: WIZD/WSAU-FM 99.9 FM Wausau
  3. "WSAU-FM Wausau Starts Service on Channel 238" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 13, 1948. Retrieved January 7, 2015.


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