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WISM-FM
Broadcast areaEau Claire-Chippewa Falls
Frequency98.1 MHz
BrandingGreatest Hits 98.1
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • (Clear Water Brands, Inc.)
  • Sister stations

    WAXX, WAYY, WEAQ, WECL, WIAL
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    FCC
    Facility ID1130
    ClassC3
    ERP25,000 watts
    HAAT53 m (174 ft)

    Transmitter coordinates

    44°46′36.00″N 91°28′30.00″W / 44.7766667°N 91.4750000°W / 44.7766667; -91.4750000
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
  • WebcastListen Live
    Websitegreatesthits981.com

    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]

    History

    [edit]

    The WISM FM callsign was first used in 1959 in Madison at 98.1 FM. [3] On December 1, 1983, WISM became changed its callsign 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]byClear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc., but was then sold to Aloha Station Trust, LLC.

    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]
    1. ^ "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" (PDF). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  • ^ "Magic 98 History". Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  • ^ "FCC Ownership Reports". Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  • ^ ftp://ftp.fcc.gov/pub/Bureaus/MB/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap020607.txt
  • ^ "Midwest family buys and donates in Eau Claire". Radio Insight. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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