WDEZ
WDEZ logo | |
City of license | Wausau, Wisconsin |
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Broadcast area | Wausau-Stevens Point |
Branding | WDEZ 101.9 |
Slogan | Great Country |
Frequency | 101.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
First air date | 1964 |
Format | Country |
Audience share | 14.0 (Sp'06, R&R[1]) |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 329.0 meters |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 70522 |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Callsign meaning | "Duke's EZ after owner Duke Wright |
Former callsigns | WRIG-FM |
Owner | Duey E. Wright (WRIG, Inc.) |
Sister stations | WIFC, WOZZ, WRIG, WSAU-AM, WSAU-FM |
Webcast | Listen Live! |
Website | wdez.com |
WDEZ (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Wausau, Wisconsin, USA the station serves the Wausau-Stevens Point area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications.[2] The station is also broadcast on HD radio.[3]
Current on-air staff
- Bryan Scott
- Nikki Montgomery
- Vanessa Ryan
- Joe Malone
- Terry Stevens
- Jeff Heinz
History
Formerly WRIG-FM, The station simulcasted the Top-40 format of its AM sister station, until 1973, when programming was split, and a Beautiful Music Format was adopted, along with the current calls (Meaning "Duke's E-Z", after owner Duke Wright). In October 1980, the station switched to a syndicated Country Music format from TM programming with a live local morning show featuring broadcast veteran Al Sellers then dropping its automation for an expanded live and local staff by the late 1980s.
References
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WDEZ
- Radio-Locator information on WDEZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WDEZ
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