WNWC (AM)
For the FM sister radio station Life 102.5, see WNWC-FM.
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| City of license | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
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| Broadcast area | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Branding | Faith 1190 |
| Frequency | 1190 kHz |
| Format | Christian |
| Power | 4,800 watts day 21 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 17381 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°9′36.00″N 89°12′55.00″W / 43.1600000°N 89.2152778°W |
| Callsign meaning | Northwestern College[1] |
| Former callsigns | WERU (1981-1985) WMAD (1985-1997) |
| Owner | Northwestern College |
| Sister stations | WNWC-FM |
| Website | faith1190.com |
WNWC (1190 AM, "Faith 1190") is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA, the station serves the Madison area. Faith 1190 has a sister station, "Life 102.5" (WNWC-FM) that broadcasts a contemporary Christian music format.[2] Both stations are currently owned by Northwestern College.[3]
History
The station was assigned call letters WERU on August 10, 1981. On March 12, 1985, the station changed its call sign to WMAD then on January 27, 1997, to the current WNWC/[4] The original WERU format was Adult Standards. It was also all news (CNN) for a time with the WMAD call letters, then back to standards before going silent and returning as WNWC.
References
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ http://www.life1025.com
- ^ "WNWC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WNWC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WNWC
- Radio-Locator Information on WNWC
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WNWC
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