WFHR

WFHR

City of license	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Wausau-Stevens Point area
Branding	News Sportstalk Radio
Frequency	1320 kHz
First air date	November 1, 1940
Format	News Talk Information
Audience share	1.1 (Sp'06, R&R[1])
Power	5,000 watts day 500 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	73053
Transmitter coordinates	44°24′56.00″N 89°50′6.00″W / 44.4155556°N 89.8350000°W / 44.4155556; -89.8350000
Callsign meaning	Willam ''F'Huffman Radio
Affiliations	CBS Radio, NBC Sports Radio, Westwood One
Owner	Seehafer Broadcasting Corp
Sister stations	WLJY WOSQ WDLB
Website	wfhr.com

WFHR (1320 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, US, the station serves the Wausau-Stevens Point area.

History

The call letters, were derived from William F Huffman Sr, who founded the station in November 1940, originally broadcasting with 250 watts, on 1340 kHz, until 1959, when the move to the current frequency took place, increasing daytime power to 5,000 watts.

Over the years, WFHR's programming emphasis, has been on Local News, Sports & Information, including the long-running "Kaffee Klatsch" morning call-in program, hosted by Arnie Strope. Up until the mid 90s, WFHR's programming also included various music formats, from block programming in the '60s (mostly standards during the day, pop at night), to MOR/Adult Contemporary in the 1970s and early 1980s, along with several variations of Nostalgia and Oldies in the 1980s and 1990s, using the programming services of Drake-Chenault and TM Century. In 1980, WFHR began adding syndicated Talk programming to its roster with Larry King's late night Talk Show from Mutual Radio, switching to TalkNet From NBC in 1984, then adding The Doctor Laura Schlessinger program to its afternoon line-up in the mid-1990s. A CBS Radio affiliate since 1972, the station initially carried Mutual News & Programming through the mid-1960s, and then, carried the ABC Entertainment Network for a few years in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Notable personalities that once worked at WFHR, include Veteran Milwaukee Broadcaster Gordon Hinkley, Television Sportscaster Jay Wilson, Newscaster Bill Bessette, Stand-up Comic Peter Greyy, and National Voice Artist Scott Chapin. The station is currently owned by Seehafer Broadcasting Corp and features programing from CBS Radio, NBC Sports Radio and Westwood One.^[2]

Past Personalities

Irv Kult, Bob Daniels, Bill Nobles, Scott McIntosh, Don Christensen, Dean Teske, Walt Bergman, Terry Stake, Rob Rude, Nick Roberts, Jack Edwards, Judi K Miller, Cliff Borden, Judy Lowell, Mike Hankins, Kyle Gerard, Bill Beck, Ben Jarman, Dale Morrisette, Scott Krueger, Buffy Lee Buchanan, Chuck Gennaro, Charlie O'Neill, Scott Thompson, Greg Gack, Milton Steele, Heidi Hart, Mark Abbott, Larry Stevens, Louie Rosandick, Mark Skibba, Gary W Morgan, JD Michaels, Tom Brockman, Clint Daniels, Chris Wooldridge,

References

External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for WFHR
• Radio-Locator Information on WFHR
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WFHR