WERN
WERN (88.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Madison, Wisconsin. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and is the flagship of WPR's "NPR News and Classical Network", consisting of classical music and news and talk programming.
| City | Madison, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.7 MHz |
| Slogan | Your Home For NPR News And Classical Music |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio, Classical music, News |
| Affiliations | Wisconsin Public Radio, NPR, American Public Media |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Wisconsin Educational Communications Board |
| Sister stations | WHA |
| History | |
| First air date | 1947 |
| Former call signs | WHA-FM (1947-1974) |
| Call sign meaning | Wisconsin Educational Radio Network (early branding for network)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 63030 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 20,500 watts |
| HAAT | 385 meters (1,263 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Stream |
| Website | Wisconsin Public Radio |
The station first signed on in 1947, as the first FM station in what would become Wisconsin Public Radio. It was originally known as WHA-FM, after its AM sister, WHA; it became WERN in 1974.
Since Ideas Network flagship WHA must reduce its power to an all-but-unlistenable level at night, WERN airs a simulcast of the Ideas Network on its HD3 channel. This is used to feed a low-powered translator at 90.9 FM for non-HD Radio listeners.[2]
See also
References
- http://www.wpr.org/about/hd_innovation.cfm
- http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=95 HD Radio Guide for Madison, Wisconsin
External links
- Wisconsin Public Radio
- WERN in the FCC's FM station database
- WERN on Radio-Locator
- WERN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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