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Radio station in Wausau, Wisconsin

WIFC
Wausau, Wisconsin

Broadcast area	Wausau-Stevens Point
Frequency	95.5 MHz
Branding	95-5 WIFC
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks WAOW (weather reports)
Ownership
Owner	Duey E. Wright (WRIG, Inc.)
Sister stations	WDEZ, WOZZ, WRIG, WSAU, WSAU-FM
History
First air date	August 29, 1948 (1948-08-29)
Former call signs	WSAU-FM
Call sign meaning	WIsconsin Forward Communications
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74102
Class	C
ERP	98,600 watts
HAAT	329 meters (1,079 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	www.wifc.com

WIFC (95.5 FM) is a heritage top 40 (CHR) radio station located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The station is owned and operated locally by Midwest Communications, previously owned by Journal Communications, Dave Raven (Raven Broadcasting) and originally Forward Communications. The call letters WIFC stand for WIsconsin Forward Communications. WIFC's main competition comes from HOT 96-7 (WHTQ), a top 40-CHR radio station broadcasting to the same area.

Formerly WSAU-FM (a beautiful music station), WIFC has broadcast its current format since August 1969, making it one of the longest-running continuously-broadcasting CHR-top 40 stations in the United States.

History

WSAU-FM began broadcasting August 29, 1948, and was one of the first FM Stations in Wisconsin to broadcast in Stereo in the early 1960s. It and sister station WSAU were originally owned by The Milwaukee Journal.

References

Wisconsin Broadcasting dot com
"Facility Technical Data for WIFC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
"WSAU-FM Wausau Starts Service on Channel 238" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 13, 1948. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

External links

Official website
Midwest Communications
Facility details for Facility ID 74102 (WIFC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WIFC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in Wausau–Stevens Point, Wisconsin (Marathon and Portage County)

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	93.3 105.9
Translators	90.3 91.5 92.1 93.9 94.3 95.1 96.3 98.9 99.1 100.7 100.9 101.3 102.9

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

Nearby regions: Appleton-Oshkosh; Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls; Green Bay; Iron Mountain; La Crosse; Rice Lake–Spooner; Wisconsin Dells–Baraboo

See also: List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Notes: 1. Under a "Shared Time" agreement.

v t e CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the state of Wisconsin
By frequency	970 93.1 93.3 95.5 95.9 96.7 100.7 101.1 103.7 104.1 104.5 106.9 107.1
By callsign	WBIZ-FM WDUL WHTQ WIFC WIXX WIZM-FM WJQM WKSZ WNNO-FM WPVL-FM WXER WXSS WZEE
By city of license	DeForest/Madison De Pere/Green Bay Eau Claire Green Bay La Crosse Madison Platteville/Dubuque, Iowa Plymouth/Sheboygan Superior Whiting/Stevens Point Wauwatosa/Milwaukee Wisconsin Dells
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Wisconsin See also Contemporary Hit Radio Rhythmic KISS-FM MOVin

v t e Midwest Communications
Illinois	Peoria WIRL WKZF WMBD WSWT WPBG WXCL
Indiana	Evansville WABX WIKY-FM WLYD WSTO Terre Haute WBOW WIBQ WIBU (defunct) WMGI WTHI-FM WWVR
Michigan	Battle Creek WFAT WNWN Coldwater WTVB Holland WHTC WYVN Kalamazoo WKZO WTOU WVFM WZOX Lansing WJXQ WLMI WQTX WWDK
Minnesota	Duluth KDAL KDAL-FM KDKE KQDS-FM KTCO WDSM WDUL Hibbing WEVE-FM WDKE WMFG WMFG-FM WNMT WTBX WUSZ
North Dakota	Fargo KFGO KFGO-FM KNFL KOYY KRWK KVOX-FM
South Dakota	Sioux Falls KELO KELO-FM KELQ KQSF KRRO KTWB KWSN
Tennessee	Knoxville WDKW WIMZ-FM WJXB-FM WNFZ Nashville WCJK WJXA WNFN
Wisconsin	Appleton WGEE WYDR Green Bay WDKF WIXX WNCY-FM WNFL WTAQ/WTAQ-FM Wausau WDEZ WIFC WOZZ WRIG WSAU WSAU-FM Sheboygan WBFM WHBL WHBZ WXER
Website mwcradio.com

44°55′16″N 89°41′28″W / 44.921°N 89.691°W / 44.921; -89.691

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