WHWA
WHWA (104.7 FM) is a public radio station in Washburn, Wisconsin, licensed to the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and airs WPR's "NPR News and Classical Network", consisting of classical music and news and talk programming. WHWA also broadcasts regional news and programming from studios in the Holden Fine Arts Center at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The WHWA transmitter is on Maple Hill, approximately four miles west of Washburn, co-located with WEGZ. The WHWA transmitter replaced a 38-Watt WPR translator (W284AN/104.7) in Ashland as part of an effort to improve public radio reception in the area.
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| Broadcast area | Bayfield/Ashland/Washburn |
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| Frequency | 104.7 MHz |
| Branding | Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio, Classical music, news |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Wisconsin Educational Communications Board |
| History | |
First air date | November 11, 2013[1] |
Call sign meaning | Disambiguation of WHA, Washburn |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 184111 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 17,500 watts |
| HAAT | 184 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°41′30″N 90°59′27″W / 46.69166667°N 90.99083333°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wpr.org |
WHWA (104.7 FM) is a public radio station in Washburn, Wisconsin, licensed to the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and airs WPR's "NPR News and Classical Network", consisting of classical music and news and talk programming. WHWA also broadcasts regional news and programming from studios in the Holden Fine Arts Center at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The WHWA transmitter is on Maple Hill, approximately four miles west of Washburn, co-located with WEGZ. The WHWA transmitter replaced a 38-Watt WPR translator (W284AN/104.7) in Ashland as part of an effort to improve public radio reception in the area.
References
[edit]- ^ "Northpine.com Broadcasting News, November 2013". Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHWA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
External links
[edit]- WHWA Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 184111 (WHWA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHWA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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