WMTV Share Your Holidays raises more than $1.7 million and 83K pounds of food
WMTV’s 30th annual Share Your Holidays Campaign surpassed its goal of raising $1.5 million for Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin. The final total raised was $1,737,236. The campaign also collected and sorted 83,000 pounds of food, more than double…
Fox Valley AM station to sign off
Neenah-Menasha area AM radio station WNAM is signing off after more than 78 years on the air. The Cumulus-owned station posted the announcement to its website on Wednesday. “We’ve had the privilege of being a trusted voice in your homes,…
WOMT announces year-long celebration of 100 years on the air
WOMT Radio in Manitowoc will be celebrating its historic 100th anniversary in 2026, marking a full century since the station first signed on the air on Nov. 8, 1926 at 5:30 p.m. WOMT Radio was founded by pioneers of Wisconsin…
Community rallies to help broadcaster after fire
Community members and the Broadcasters Foundation of America came to the aid of a central Wisconsin broadcaster who lost her home in a fire. Patti Cavanaugh, the midday personality on WCWI in Adams, lost everything in the August fire. The…
Madison station group takes on National Guard challenge
Mid-West Family radio stations in Madison recently took part in a fitness challenge with the Wisconsin Army National Guard. Station staff took the Army Combat Fitness Test to measure their readiness to serve in today’s Army. This included a deadlift,…
iHeartMedia reformats Milwaukee station to ‘B97.3’
iHeartMedia Milwaukee announced this week the debut of the new B97.3, Feel Good Favorites (WRNW). B97.3 will broadcast Adult Contemporary music, focusing on songs from artists including Adele, Michael Jackson, P!nk, Maroon 5 and Madonna. The station will also add…
Community donates more than $63K through WISN-TV’s ‘Day of Giving’
The ‘WISN 12 Day of Giving’ initiative, which helps a different non-profit organization each month, has raised a total of $63,337 to support ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis. On Oct. 8 the Milwaukee station provided extensive on-air and online coverage…
Eau Claire station starts broadcasts from new studio
Eau Claire radio station Greatest Hits 98.1 (WISM) recently switched to a new studio. Mid-West Family Eau Claire said the new studio’s space has a long history with the company. The former WDRK-FM 99.9 was in that studio, from shortly…
Civic Media names new executive leadership team
Civic Media announced a restructuring of leadership at the three-year-old radio and Internet publishing startup. The new leadership structure includes former VP of Operations Kory Hartman being promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Hartman will oversee day-to-day operations across Civic…
