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2026 WBA Awards for Excellence Rulebook available now
Hello Wisconsin Broadcasters, On behalf of your WBA Awards Committee, we hope you have had a great first half of the year, and that you have been saving your potential entries for this year’s contest. You are a part of the largest state broadcaster awards program in the nation, and we can’t wait to see…
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Ambassador program extends to second UW campus
The WBA campus ambassador program is expanding to a second campus after its pilot year at UW-Oshkosh. Two students at UW-Whitewater will serve as WBA ambassadors starting in the fall semester. The ambassador program was launched in 2025 on the UW-Oshkosh campus with two students: Dylan Przybylski and Jacob Link. The students acted as representatives…
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Wisconsin Broadcaster available now
The September/October issue of Wisconsin Broadcaster is now available. Highlights from this issue:
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Shockleys establish Young Broadcasters Development Fund
WBA Hall of Famers Terry and Sandy Shockley are the founding grantors of the newly established Young Broadcasters Development Fund, aimed at inspiring career building in the broadcast industry. “Our mission with this fund is to inspire and motivate young people to pursue a career in broadcasting,” Terry and Sandy Shockey said. “The rewards are…
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Student scholarship competition underway
Do you know a student who could use assistance with educational expenses? The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation offers three $2,500 scholarships and one $1,500 scholarship. Students who meet eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply for these scholarships. The application process is online. It’s available on the WBA website at wi-broadcasters.org/scholarships Students who have completed at…
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Weekly Radio Addresses discuss response to unrest in Wauwatosa, fighting COVID-19
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’ Capitol discuss the response to this week’s unrest in Wauwatosa and the push to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — Sen. Dale Kooyenga in this week’s GOP radio…
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Ajit Pai visits Broadcasters Clinic
FCC Commission Chair Ajit Pai appeared at the Virtual Broadcasters Clinic on Wednesday to talk about issues at the FCC and take questions from broadcast engineers from around the country. The three day conference is wrapping up today and covered topics including: –NAB Technology Update –Implications of new cloud technology –Working from home –Preparing…
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Sullivan joins NBC 15 morning show
Erin Sullivan joined the NBC 15 (WMTV-TV) team Monday as a weekday anchor and reporter for The Morning Show. She will work on the “News Now” desk, following breaking news updates. Sullivan comes to Madison from Joplin, Missouri where she worked at the NBC affiliate KSNF for more than three years. There, she worked as…
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Midwest names new leadership in Wausau
Midwest Communications has named a new market manager for its Wausau stations and a brand manager for one of those stations. Milko Villarreal, Jr. will take the helm at the five-station cluster as Vice President/Market Manager. He was most recently a consultant with International Business and Marketing in Laredo, Texas where he been since 2012.…
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Weekly Radio Addresses urge limits to public gatherings, highlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month
This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol urge residents to limit public gatherings and highlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics: — In the Dem address, Gov. Tony Evers detailed new public gathering limits and encouraged Wisconsinites…
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“The Farm” goes on the air in Madison
Mid-West Family Broadcasting in Madison is on the air with a new radio station aimed at farming and the outdoors. “The Farm” airs on 1550AM and 97.7FM (WHIT) with country favorites and featuring one of the biggest names in agriculture in Wisconsin, the Fabulous Farm Babe, Pam Jahnke. “This is a destination for those who…
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Entercom launches hip hop station in Milwaukee
Entercom has launched a new Hip Hop and R&B station in the Milwaukee market. Hot 105.7 airs on WXSS-FM-HD2. Sister station 105.7 FM The Fan will rebrand as “1250AM The Fan” and continue to be heard on WSSP-AM. Hot 105.7 will feature artists like Drake, Cardi B, and Beyonce and Entercom says it plans to…
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Fort Atkinson station changes format following sale
Fort Atkinson station WFAW-AM has dropped an all talk format for a mix of Oldies and local news and sports. The Oldies format replaces syndicated talk programs on the station that was recently sold to Magnum Communications by NRG Media. WFAW will continue to carry a local morning show, local news, and sports.
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WPR to reduce HD radio broadcasts
In 2007, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB) joined a national effort to roll out digital “HD Radio” technology. In total, WPR and the ECB installed 13 HD Radio transmitters around Wisconsin. The stations carried existing WPR content, including WPR and NPR news, classical music, talk, entertainment and local programs.…
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Good Karma names winners of small business contest
ESPN Madison, ESPN Milwaukee, and Newsradio 620 WTMJ, in partnership with Associated Bank have named two winners of a contest aimed at helping small businesses during economic uncertainty. Madison Extinguisher Service and Black Husky Brewing LLC are the winners of the “Rebuilding Wisconsin Business” contest. They were chosen based on how their business embodies the…
