WPCK
Encyclopedia
WPCK is a radio station
licensed
to Denmark, Wisconsin
and serving the Green Bay
area as a simulcast of Oshkosh-based
country music
station WPKR
. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
and is operated by its former owner (and WPKR's owner) Cumulus Media
.
The station was previously known in the 1970s and 1980s as Top 40 station WKAU-FM, but became oldies
-formatted WKFX by 1990. In 1997, an ownership change saw the station become WPCK, simulcasting its Oshkosh
sister station WPKR
("Packer Country"). Both stations would eventually be acquired by Cumulus Media
, who would break off the simulcast in November 2003, with WPCK keeping a country format but adopting it's own identity, "Kicks 104.9." In 2009, Clear Channel Communications
would acquire WPCK and 4 other Green Bay area stations owned by Cumulus as part of an ownership swap for 2 Ohio stations that went from Clear Channel to Cumulus; Cumulus would continue to operate WPCK. In June 2011, WPCK would reunite with WPKR in a simulcast, branded as "99.5 and 104.9 The Wolf," incorporating elements from both stations as well as new features, including the addition of former Green Bay radio personality Randy "Shotgun" Shannon as program director and on-air talent.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Denmark, Wisconsin
Denmark, Wisconsin
Denmark is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,123 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and serving the Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
area as a simulcast of Oshkosh-based
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
station WPKR
WPKR
WPKR is a country music formatted radio station licensed to Omro, Wisconsin, that serves the Oshkosh and Fond du Lac areas. The station is owned by Cumulus Media. The Wolf's main competition is WNCY of Green Bay, Wisconsin....
. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
and is operated by its former owner (and WPKR's owner) Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
.
History
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
-formatted WKFX by 1990. In 1997, an ownership change saw the station become WPCK, simulcasting its Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...
sister station WPKR
WPKR
WPKR is a country music formatted radio station licensed to Omro, Wisconsin, that serves the Oshkosh and Fond du Lac areas. The station is owned by Cumulus Media. The Wolf's main competition is WNCY of Green Bay, Wisconsin....
("Packer Country"). Both stations would eventually be acquired by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
, who would break off the simulcast in November 2003, with WPCK keeping a country format but adopting it's own identity, "Kicks 104.9." In 2009, Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
would acquire WPCK and 4 other Green Bay area stations owned by Cumulus as part of an ownership swap for 2 Ohio stations that went from Clear Channel to Cumulus; Cumulus would continue to operate WPCK. In June 2011, WPCK would reunite with WPKR in a simulcast, branded as "99.5 and 104.9 The Wolf," incorporating elements from both stations as well as new features, including the addition of former Green Bay radio personality Randy "Shotgun" Shannon as program director and on-air talent.