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Broadcast area | Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls |
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Frequency | 98.1 MHz |
Branding | Greatest Hits 98.1 |
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Format | Classic hits |
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WAXX, WAYY, WEAQ, WECL, WIAL | |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 1130 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 25,000 watts |
HAAT | 53 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 |
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Public license information |
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Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | greatesthits981.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]
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.
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