| WIBU |
Poynette |
Wind is Being Used (and was, to generate power when the station first went on the air) |
| WRST |
Oshkosh |
Radio Station of the Titans (UW-Oshkosh) |
| WMAM |
Marinette |
Marinette and Menominee, or, Wisconsin Michigan Air Messenger |
| WRJC |
Mauston |
Radio Juneau County |
| WTDY |
Madison |
Today Radio |
| WCCN |
Neillsville |
Clark County News |
| WGTD |
Kenosha |
Gateway Technical District |
| WOKY |
Milwaukee |
Named after (last two syllables of) the city |
| WCOW |
Sparta |
Center of Wisconsin’s Dairy Industry |
| WDDC |
Portage |
Debbie, Doug and Carolyn, children of station owner; Ed Kramer |
| WRLS |
Hayward |
Wisconsin’s rivers, lakes and streams |
| WRJN |
Racine |
Racine Journal newspaper |
| WHA |
Madison |
Wisconsin Heart of America |
| WJVL |
Janesville |
Named after its city |
| WSUP |
Platteville |
Wisconsin State University at Platteville (before merger of state’s university
systems changed name to UW-Platteville |
| WBCR |
Beloit |
Beloit College Radio |
| WEMP |
Milwaukee |
The Empire Building |
| WFRV |
Green Bay |
Fox River Valley |
| WDLB |
Marshfield |
Wisconsin’s Dairyland Broadcaster |
| WISS |
Berlin |
Wisconsin’s service station |
| WAUN |
Kewaunee |
After its city, keWAUNee, Wisconsin |
| WLBL |
Auburndale |
Wisconsin’s Land of Beautiful Lakes |
| WQWM |
Kaukauna |
After owner Quinn W. Martin |
| WBEV |
Beaver Dam |
Named in reference to its city of license, Beaver Dam |
| WHRY |
Hurley |
Gets its name letters from Hurley |
| WLDY |
Ladysmith |
Named after the town |
| WLXR |
LaCrosse |
Call letters stand for LaCrosse Radio |
| WDOR |
Sturgeon Bay |
Sturgeon Bay is in Door County |
| WBEL |
Beloit |
Reference to the city of Beloit |
| WQJY |
LaCrosse |
Sounds like "Joy" a reference to the easy listening-type |
| WLJY |
Marshfield |
format for these three Goetz Broadcasting FM stations |
| WSJY |
Fort Atkinson |
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| WGLB |
Port Washington |
Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Broadcaster, or Where Good Listening Begins |
| WRIG |
Wausau |
Named for the founding Wright family |
| WMSE |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| WMVS |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee Vocational-Technical School |
| WMRH |
Waupun |
Geography of the area is Marshland |
| WKBH |
Holmen |
Why Kick Be Happy |
| WBKV |
West Bend |
West Bend Kettle Valley |
| WBWI |
West Bend |
West Bend Wisconsin |
| WHKQ |
Racine |
Rhymes with the position on the dial "KQ-92" |
| WGEZ |
Janesville |
Janesville Gazette was the original owner |
| WWIS |
Black River Falls |
Western Wisconsin’s Information Station |
| WYTE |
Whiting |
Named after the town |
| WKLH |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin’s "KL"assic Hits |
| WAQE |
Rice Lake |
Rhymes with lake "Wake 98, Rice Lake" |
| WTCH |
Shawano |
We’re The Community Helper |
| WJFW |
Rhinelander |
Owners name is Jasper F. Williams |
| WAEO |
Rhinelander |
Owners name is Alvin E. Okonski |
| WCWC |
Ripon |
Founding organization was "Central Wisconsin Company" |
| WMAD |
Sun Prairie |
Refers to the city of Madison |
| WITI |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin’s Independent Television Incorporated |
| WRDB |
Reedsburg |
Abbreviation of the city |
| WNFM |
Reedsburg |
Nate’s Fine Music |
| WJLW |
DePere |
FCC application was filled by the owners’ lawyer no one knows what they stand for
|
| WSPL |
LaCrosse |
Owners daughter was Stephanie Patricia Lee |
| WWIB |
Chippewa Falls |
Western Wisconsin’s Inspirational Broadcaster |
| WNNO |
Wis. Dells |
Located at 990 on the AM dial hence Nine Nine O |
| WMLI |
Madison |
Type of ownership Madison’s LImited Partnership |
| WCLO |
Janesville |
Originally put on the air in Kenosha
during the 1920’s to promote an area land development called Camp
Lake Oaks the station was later moved to Janesville. |
| WCGV |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin’s Choice for Great Viewing |
| WIMQ |
Clintonville |
Jim and Mary’s Quest (owners) |
| WPDR |
Portage |
Portage Daily Register |
| WOSH |
Oshkosh |
Reference to the city of Oshkosh |
| WEMI |
Menasha |
Evangelical Ministries Inc. |
| WDMP |
Dodgeville |
Dodgeville and Mineral Point |
| WVCY |
Milwaukee |
The Voice of Christian Youth |
| WSHS |
Sheboygan |
Student station at Sheboygan High School |
| WRFW |
River Falls |
University of Wisconsin River Falls |
| WDSE |
Superior |
Duluth-Superior Educational Television |
| WMIL |
Milwaukee |
City reference, when combined-WOKY, Milwaukee -with sister station |
| WISC |
Madison |
TV station, reference to the State |
| WJMT |
Merrill |
Merrill and Tomahawk station |
| WNOV |
Milwaukee |
Minority owned station dubbed the Negroes Only Voice |
| WAHC |
Appleton |
Initials of the owner Allen C. Cummings |
| WYLO |
Jackson |
"Way Low" on the AM dial at 540 |
| WRHN |
Rhinelander |
Reference to the city of Rhinelander |
| WNFL |
Green Bay |
Reference to the NFL presence in Green Bay |
| WERN |
Madison |
Wisconsin Educational Radio Network |
| WSTR |
Milwaukee |
Takeoff on "Star" an in "Star 95" |
| WLFM |
Appleton |
Lawrence University FM station |
| WMYM |
Minocqua |
Music format "We Make Your Memories" |
| WXCE |
Amery |
Rhymes with the dial position 1260 |
| WGNV |
Milladore |
Wisconsin’s Good News Voice |
| WMIR |
Lake Geneva |
First three letters of founders name Miriam Monroe |
| WFON |
Fond Du Lac |
Reference to the city |
| WFHR |
Wis. Rapids |
William F. Huffman Radio, station founder |
| WIGM |
Medford |
Reference to the original owners Irma and Greg Meyer |
| WJMC |
Rice Lake |
Reference to the original owners Walter and James McGenry |
| WMGV |
Oshkosh |
calls itself the MaGie of the Fox River Valley |
| WHSM |
Hayward |
Reference to communities of Hayward, Spooner and Minong |
| WRPQ |
Baraboo |
Owners first names Robert and Pat |
| WJTY |
Lancaster |
Inspirational message "Joy To You" |
| WOMA |
Algoma |
Named for the last half of the city of license |
| WGLR |
Lancaster |
Stands for Great Listening Radio |
| WCJL |
Marinette |
First letters of the original owners’last names |
| WUWM |
Milwaukee |
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee |
| WKPL |
Platteville |
Named for the owner Ed Kramer in
Platteville, or for its slogan We Keep People Listening |
| WRCO |
Richland Center |
Named for Richland COunty |
| WATW |
Ashland |
At the Top of Wisconsin |
| WCFW |
Chippewa Falls |
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin |
| WSPT |
Stevens Point |
Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
| WSPO |
Stevens Point |
Stevens Point Oldies |
| WLSU |
LaCrosse |
Former LaCrosse State University now UW-LaCrosse station |
| WOJB |
Hayward |
Named after licensee, the Ojibwa Indians |
| WUEC |
Eau Claire |
UW- Eau Claire student station |
