WAUC
WAUC (1310 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Real Country format. Licensed to Wauchula, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Heartland area, which includes the Hardee, Desoto and Highlands County areas, along with listeners from nearby Polk County.
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| City | Wauchula, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | Sebring area |
| Frequency | 1310 kHz |
| Branding | Heartland Country Favorites WAUC 1310 |
| Slogan | Heartland Country Favorites |
| Programming | |
| Format | Real Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hardee Broadcasting LLC |
| History | |
| First air date | May 19, 1958 |
| Call sign meaning | City of origin WAUChula |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 40387 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5000 watts day 500 watts night |
| Transmitter coordinates | 27°31′48.00″N 81°49′0.00″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | |
| Website | wauc1310.com |
Programming
WAUC's 24-hour programming lineup consists of both classic and modern country music, from artists such as Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Chris Stapleton, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Kenny Rogers, and Charley Pride.
The station also broadcasts its original live shows Racing Country Roundup, locally-hosted request show Glenn The Outlaw, QuickTime Dirt Radio, and the Elvis Presley talk show Elvis Forever, alongside nationally syndicated shows such as The Sam Alex Show, The Bob and Sheri Show, The Crook & Chase Top 40 Countdown, and Retro Country USA.
Promotions
Starting in 2017, the station helped to strengthen a campaign to revitalize the annual Pioneer Park days events that drew income to the local Hardee County and Heartland Florida areas. WAUC now remotely broadcasts at various community events throughout the Heartland.
In Popular Culture
WAUC are the call letters used for the local television station depicted in the Academy Award-winning film Rocky. Real-life news anchor/reporter Diana Lewis interviews lead character Rocky Balboa in a refrigerated meat locker operated by the fictitious Shamrock Meats Inc.[1]
External links
- WAUC in the FCC's AM station database
- WAUC on Radio-Locator
- WAUC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
References
- Movieclips (2014-02-19), Rocky (6/10) Movie CLIP - The Meat Locker (1976) HD, retrieved 2019-06-04