WDUX (AM)

For the FM radio station in Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States, see WDUX-FM.
WDUX
City of license Waupaca, Wisconsin
Broadcast area Wausau-Stevens Point area
Branding Classic Hit Country AM 800
Frequency 800 kHz
First air date April 29, 1956
Format Classic Country
Audience share 0.9 (Sp'06, R&R[1])
Power 5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 36245
Transmitter coordinates 44°21′15.00″N 89°3′29.00″W / 44.3541667°N 89.0580556°W
Callsign meaning Once owned by the owners of W'D'UZ,[2]
Affiliations ABC Radio, Dial Global Radio Network
Owner Laird Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Website wduxradio.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 programing 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. ↑ "Wausau-Stevens Point Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
  2. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  3. ↑ "WDUX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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