Midwest Communications
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Midwest Communications, Inc. is a Wausau, Wisconsin based radio station owner notable because of its size and potential for influencing the marketplace and public perceptions. It is the owner-and-operator of 42 radio stations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The company is a family-owned business and is headed by Duke Wright.
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[edit] Radio Properties
WROE-FM - Appleton, Wisconsin
WOZZ-FM - Appleton, Wisconsin
WNWN-FM - Battle Creek, Michigan
WTVB-AM - Coldwater, Michigan
WDSM-AM - Duluth, Minnesota
WGEE-AM - Duluth, Minnesota
KDAL-AM - Duluth, Minnesota
KRBR-FM - Duluth, Minnesota
KTCO-FM - Duluth, Minnesota
KDAL-FM - Duluth, Minnesota
WIXX-FM - Green Bay, Wisconsin
WNCY-FM - Green Bay, Wisconsin
WZBY-FM - Green Bay, Wisconsin
WTAQ-AM - Green Bay, Wisconsin
WNFL-AM - Green Bay, Wisconsin
WUSZ-FM - Hibbing, Minnesota
WTBX-FM - Hibbing, Minnesota
WNMT-AM - Hibbing, Minnesota
WMFG-FM - Hibbing, Minnesota
KMFG-FM - Hibbing, Minnesota
WMFG-AM - Hibbing, Minnesota
WHTC-AM - Holland, Michigan
WYVN-FM - Holland, Michigan
WFAT-FM - Kalamazoo, Michigan
WQLR-FM - Kalamazoo, Michigan
WKZO-AM - Kalamazoo, Michigan
WQLR-AM - Kalamazoo, Michigan
WACF-FM - Paris, Illinois
WPRS-AM - Paris, Illinois
WIZD-FM - Plover, Wisconsin
WNWN-AM - Portage, Michigan
WHBZ-FM - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
WHBL-AM - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
WBFM-FM - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
WXER-FM - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
WWSY-FM - Terre Haute, Indiana
WMGI-FM - Terre Haute, Indiana
WIFC-FM - Wausau, Wisconsin
WDEZ-FM - Wausau, Wisconsin
WSAU-AM - Wausau, Wisconsin
WRIG-AM - Wausau, Wisconsin
WOFM-FM - Wausau, Wisconsin
[edit] New Green Bay Offices & Studios
On July 18, 2006, Midwest Communications broke ground on their new, $4.725 Million facility in the Green Bay, Wisconsin suburb of Bellevue. The facility will be located on the WNFL tower site on Bellevue Street. The five Green Bay-based stations and two Appleton-based Midwest Communications stations will move to the new facility in the Summer of 2007.[1]
Click here to view a virtual tour of Midwest Communications' new building
[edit] Voicetracking
The company uses voice-tracking on some of its lower-rated stations or stations in smaller markets. By using this technology, the company can put its DJs from the popular Green Bay, Wisconsin CHR WIXX on in other cities. The extensive use of this technology in both Duluth, Minnesota and Hibbing, Minnesota has brought on some notable criticism from industry bystanders.
[edit] Note
Midwest Communications should not be confused with the these similarly-named companies:
- Midwest Radio and Television, former owners of WCCO radio and television in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota, plus WFRV-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin and WJMN-TV in Escanaba, Michigan; all stations were later sold to CBS
