WHWA

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WHWA

Washburn, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Bayfield/Ashland/Washburn
Frequency	104.7 MHz
Branding	Wisconsin Public Radio
Programming
Format	Public radio, Classical music, news
Ownership
Owner	Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
History
First air date	November 11, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-11-11)[1]
Call sign meaning	Disambiguation of WHA, Washburn
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	184111
Class	C2
ERP	17,500 watts
HAAT	184 meters
Transmitter coordinates	46°41′30″N 90°59′27″W / 46.69166667°N 90.99083333°W / 46.69166667; -90.99083333
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wpr.org

WHWA (104.7 FM) is a public radio station in Washburn, Wisconsin, licensed to the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and airs WPR's "NPR News and Classical Network", consisting of classical music and news and talk programming. WHWA also broadcasts regional news and programming from studios in the Holden Fine Arts Center at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The WHWA transmitter is on Maple Hill, approximately four miles west of Washburn, co-located with WEGZ. The WHWA transmitter replaced a 38-Watt WPR translator (W284AN/104.7) in Ashland as part of an effort to improve public radio reception in the area.