WDEZ
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WDEZ
| logo = WDEZ logo
| area = Wausau-Stevens Point
| branding = WDEZ 101.9
| frequency = 101.9 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| repeater =
| airdate = 1964
| format = Country
| power =
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = 329.0 meters
| class = C
| facility_id = 70522
| coordinates = {{coord|44|55|14.00|N| 89|41|28.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning = "Duke's EZ after owner Duke Wright
| former_callsigns = WRIG-FM
| owner = Duey E. Wright
| licensee = WRIG, Inc.
| sister_stations = WIFC, WOZZ, WRIG, WSAU, WSAU-FM
| webcast = [http://wdez.com/listen-live/ Listen Live!]
| website = [http://www.wdez.com wdez.com]
| affiliations =
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WDEZ (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Wausau, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Wausau-Stevens Point area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WDEZ |title=WDEZ Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} The station is also broadcast on HD radio.{{cite web|url=http://www.hdradio.com/ |title=HD Radio Station Guide |work=HD Radio |publisher=iBiquity }}
Current on-air staff
- Bryan Scott
- Mikala
- Charli
- PJ
- Jeff Heinz (Polka Jamboree)
- Cindy Maples
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, aka Andy Nelson, then dropping its automation for an expanded live and local staff by the late 1980s.
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|70522|WDEZ}}
{{Wausau-Stevens Point Radio}}
{{Midwest Communications}}
Category:Midwest Communications radio stations
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