WAUN (AM)

WAUN
Broadcast areaWisconsin Dells; Madison
Frequency1350 kHz
BrandingWAUNa Rock
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Magnum Broadcasting
  • (Magnum Communications, Inc.)
WDDC, WNFM, WRDB, WNNO-FM, WDLS, WBOO
History
First air date
July 31, 1952 (1952-07-31) (as WPDR)
Former call signs
  • WPDR (1952–2021)
  • WEZY (2021–2022)
Call sign meaning
Sounds like "Wau-nah", as in "Wanna Rock?"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35516
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 41 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
43°31′42.00″N 89°26′1.00″W / 43.5283333°N 89.4336111°W / 43.5283333; -89.4336111
Translator(s)96.9 W245DQ (Waunakee)
102.1 W271DQ (Baraboo)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiterockwaun.com

WAUN (1350 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Known as WPDR for nearly 70 years, the station previously held a news/talk format. Before that, WPDR played oldies and also played country music for many years. Licensed to Portage, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by Magnum Broadcasting.[2] Co-owned WDDC, formerly WPDR-FM, is located at 100.1 MHz. WAUN is simulcast on FM via two translator stations, 102.1 in Baraboo which covers the majority of the Dells/Baraboo and Portage areas from a transmitter on the Baraboo Range as well as 96.9 in DeForest which covers the northern Madison area.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAUN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WAUN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.