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| Broadcast area | Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin |
| Frequency | 90.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classical music |
| Subchannels | HD2: WPR News |
| Network | Wisconsin Public Radio Music |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Wisconsin Educational Communications Board |
| History | |
First air date | May 30, 1948 |
Call sign meaning | WHA Delafield[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63091 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 72,000 watts |
| HAAT | 208 meters (682 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°1′42″N 88°23′32.3″W / 43.02833°N 88.392306°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | www |
| Website | www |
WHAD (90.7 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station. It is licensed to Delafield, Wisconsin, and serves sections of Greater Milwaukee and the Madison metropolitan area. Part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), it airs "WPR Music", consisting of classical music programming. The studios are on the seventh floor of 310 West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee. It is one of two full NPR member stations in Milwaukee, the other being the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's WUWM, licensed to Milwaukee proper.
WHAD is a Class B FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 72,000 watts. It is grandfathered at this high power level, having gone on the air before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set a limit of 50,000 watts for most stations in Southeast Wisconsin. The transmitter is on Government Hill, off Reservoir Road near Wisconsin Highway 83 in Delafield.[3] The site is roughly equidistant from both Milwaukee and Madison, so WHAD can serve listeners in both cities. WHAD broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD2 digital subchannel carries WPR's News network.
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHAD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHAD