WHA (AM)
Public radio station in Madison, Wisconsin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WHA (970 AM) is a non-commercial radio station, licensed since 1922 to the University of Wisconsin and located in Madison, Wisconsin. It serves as the flagship for the Wisconsin Public Radio talk-based "Ideas Network".[1] WHA's programming is also broadcast by FM station WERN in Madison. The station airs a schedule of news and talk programs from Wisconsin Public Radio, NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio International, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC.
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Broadcast area | Madison metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 970 kHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Ideas Network |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio |
Affiliations | NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio International |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WERN, WHA-TV | |
History | |
First air date | January 13, 1922 (originally experimental 9XM 1915-1917 and 1920-1922) |
Call sign meaning | None (randomly assigned) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 6139 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 watts day 51 watts night |
HAAT | 78.7 meters (258 ft) |
Translator(s) | 100.3 W262DD (Janesville) 107.9 W300BM (Madison) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wpr.org |
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The same call letters are used by WHA-TV in Madison, the flagship station for PBS Wisconsin.