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| Broadcast area | Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Frequency | 88.7 MHz |
| Branding | Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio - News and Talk |
| Subchannels | HD2: WPR Music |
| Affiliations | NPR American Public Media Classical 24 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Wisconsin Educational Communications Board |
| WHA | |
| History | |
First air date | March 30, 1947 |
Former call signs | WHA-FM (1947–1974) |
Call sign meaning | Wisconsin Educational Radio Network (early branding for network) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63030 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 20,500 watts |
| HAAT | 385 meters (1,263 ft) |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 90.5 W213CE (Madison) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wpr.org |
WERN (88.7 FM) is a non-commercial public radio station in Madison, Wisconsin. It is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and is the flagship of WPR's News Network along with AM sister station WHA. The studios are at 821 University Avenue in Madison.
WERN is a Class B FM station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,500 watts. The transmitter is off South Pleasant View Road on Madison's southwest side in the Junction Ridge neighborhood, on a tower shared with WIBA-FM.[2] WERN broadcasts using HD Radio technology.[3] Its HD-2 digital subchannel carries all classical nusic. Its HD-2 signal serves as the flagship of the WPR Music network and feeds FM translators W213CE at 90.5 MHz and W300BM 107.9 both in Madison.[4]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WERN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WERN
- ^ "HD Radio Guide for Madison, Wisconsin"
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W213CE