Magnum to acquire stations from Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting
Magnum Communications has reached an agreement with Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting to acquire their stations: WCOW-FM, Sparta; WKLJ-AM, Sparta; W271CM, Sparta; and WFBZ-FM, Trempealeau. WCOW is celebrating its 75th anniversary and is a seven-time Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Small Market Station of the…
Station raises money for books, literacy report
WISN-TV in Milwaukee collected $39,340 in donations so children across the community will receive free books and have access to literacy support. This latest ‘WISN 12 Day of Giving’ initiative is helping the ‘Books for Kids’ program from the local…
WPR to premiere ‘The Lee Rayburn Show’ on July 6
Wisconsin Public Radio will launch “The Lee Rayburn Show” on July 6, beginning a new chapter for WPR’s longtime midday call-in program following host Larry Meiller’s retirement June 30. Rayburn will host Mondays through Thursdays, while Jill Nadeau will lead…
Love Always Foundation awards grant to Wisconsin Public Radio
The Love Always Foundation has awarded $100,000 to the Wisconsin Public Radio Association for WPR to expand its Classical Music Day initiative that began in Milwaukee into a statewide performing arts and arts education initiative that amplifies student voices to…
WISN-TV gathers $97K in donations to help kids with cancer
Through the ongoing ‘WISN 12 Day of Giving’ campaign, $97,633 was raised so children with cancer can enjoy a complete bedroom makeover. On June 3, WISN 12 hosted a phone bank and collected online donations for Special Spaces Wisconsin, an…
WOMT 100 vintage radio collection on display
As part of its year-long 100th anniversary celebration, WOMT Radio in Manitowoc is collaborating with local collector Steve Kanter to create a curated display of vintage radios. The traveling collection has now arrived at its third host venue: The Manitowoc…
WSAW-TV delivers nearly 60,000 diapers for local families
WSAW-TV in Wausau conducted its 3rd Annual Diaper Drive collecting 59,923 diapers and $5,1105 in donations to support local families through The Babies’ Place in Marathon County and the United Way of Portage County. The two-week campaign was held May…
Station rallies community to clean up trash
The 5th annual Tory Lowe Community Clean Up brought together over 170 volunteers to remove more than 6,000 gallons of trash across three Milwaukee locations, continuing its mission to create cleaner, safer neighborhoods. This year’s event, run by Good Karma…
Student station WRST-FM celebrates 60th birthday
Many things have changed since 1966, but one constant has been 90.3 WRST-FM, UW-Oshkosh’s student-run radio station. WRST-FM celebrated the 60th anniversary of its first broadcast on April 20 with a birthday party at the station on the fourth floor…
