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A New Central Wisconsin Public Radio Station - Overview
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STATUS UPDATE: Final engineering for WHAA-FM is being completed and we're waiting for final approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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The Mead Witter Foundation of Wisconsin Rapids has granted $55,000 to support the building of a new
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) station to serve about one-quarter million citizens in central Wisconsin.
Since the inception of Wisconsin Public Radio’s Ideas Network
in 1990, central Wisconsin has been without a full-time radio signal for this network. The Ideas Network provides primarily
Wisconsin-produced issues-based talk programming during the week. The weekends feature entertainment programming like Car Talk,
Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know, A Prairie Home Companion, and Old Time Radio. View Full Announcement (pdf)
We've matched the $25,000 grant from Mead Witter Foundation.
We're now $4,835 over the matching goal.
Thank You For Your Support!
You can still pledge and help support this new station!
| Technical And Funding Information About This New Station |
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| Frequency: | 89.1 FM |
| Programming: | Ideas Network - Issues-based talk and weekend entertainment |
| Power: | 28,500 watts |
| Coverage: |
According to studies completed by consulting engineers Evans Associates and Doug Vernier, the number of people falling under
the signal umbrella is 242,667. Cities within the coverage area include Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Adams-Friendship,
Montello, Wisconsin Dells, and Portage. View Coverage Map |
| Funding: |
| Total cost of project: | $431,088 |
| Funding already secured through the federal Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP): | $323,316 |
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| Remaining Funds needed to be raised from the community: | $107,772 |
| Private Contributions to date: | $30,000 |
| Grant from Mead Witter Foundation: | $30,000 |
| Community Matching Grant Mead Witter Foundation: | $25,000 |
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| Community Match from WPR Listeners: | $25,000 |
Listener contributions to date:
(as of 06/22/2010 04:50 AM) | $29,835
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| Deadlines: |
Federally Mandated Deadline: May 2010
Target Funding Completion Date: January 1, 2010
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| Staffing: | The station will be staffed and managed from Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Regional Bureau in Wausau. |
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