WRNW

WRNW
Broadcast areaGreater Milwaukee
Frequency97.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding97.3 The Game
Programming
FormatSports
SubchannelsHD2: WISN simulcast (news/talk)
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WISN, WKKV-FM, WMIL-FM, WOKY, WRIT-FM
History
First air date
January 1961; 63 years ago (1961-01) (as WISN-FM)
Former call signs
  • WISN-FM (1961–78)
  • WLPX (1978–84)
  • WBTT (1984–85)
  • WLTQ (1985–2004)
  • WQBW (2004–10)
Call sign meaning
"Radio Now" (previous format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26609
ClassB
ERP15,500 watts
HAAT278 meters (912 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°06′40″N 87°55′37″W / 43.111°N 87.927°W / 43.111; -87.927
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website973thegame.iheart.com

WRNW (97.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known as "97.3 The Game". It airs a sports radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are on West Howard Avenue in Greenfield.

WRNW is a Class B FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,500 watts. The transmitter is atop the WISN-TV tower in Lincoln Park, near the Milwaukee River.[2] WRNW broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries talk radio programming from co-owned WISN (1130 AM); WISN-TV is owned by Hearst Television and outside its tower lease, has no other connection to WISN radio and WRNW.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRNW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRNW