WRIG
Encyclopedia
WRIG is a radio station
broadcasting a Sports
format. Licensed to Schofield, Wisconsin
, the station serves the Wausau, Wisconsin
area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications
. and features programing from Fox Sports Radio
. WRIG was originally located at 1400khz, licensed to Wausau, Wisconsin, broadcasting a Top 40 format until the move to 1390 kHz in 1985 and a switch to an Oldies format. WRIG also broadcast Dial-Global's "Adult Standards" format from 1993 to 2006, then the Oldies Channel until the move to FOX Sports Radio in 2009.
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...
broadcasting a Sports
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
format. Licensed to Schofield, Wisconsin
Schofield, Wisconsin
Schofield is a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2117 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Schofield is located at ....
, the station serves the Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.According to the 2000 census, Wausau had a population of 38,426 people...
area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications
Midwest Communications
Midwest Communications, Inc. consists of Midwest Communications, Inc. and WRIG, Inc., which collectively own forty-six radio stations. The Company got its start in Wausau, Wisconsin, with WRIG, Inc. and the acquisition by the D.E. Wright family of a 1400 kHz, 250 watt AM facility from the...
. and features programing from Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
. WRIG was originally located at 1400khz, licensed to Wausau, Wisconsin, broadcasting a Top 40 format until the move to 1390 kHz in 1985 and a switch to an Oldies format. WRIG also broadcast Dial-Global's "Adult Standards" format from 1993 to 2006, then the Oldies Channel until the move to FOX Sports Radio in 2009.
Former air staff
- Duke Wright 1960's (now President CEO - Midwest Communications)
- Les Moore 60's
- Dick Canney 60's - 70's (deceased)
- Bob Johnson 60's - 70's
- Marv Nelles 60's - 90's news director (deceased)
- Howie Steiber program director 60's - 70's (also WHBL Sheboygan)
- Don Roberts/Rich Harkoff program director 70's (also WIXX & WDUZWDUZWDUZ and WDUZ-FM are radio stations serving the Green Bay, Wisconsin area, simulcasting a Sports Talk format as "Sports Radio 107.5 and 1400 The Fan." The stations are owned by Clear Channel Communications, though they are still operated by their previous owner, Cumulus Media, who swapped...
Green Bay WI, WYXX Holland MI, WOGB Fox Valley WI) - Al Sellers/Andy Nelson program director 70's - 80's (also WCUZ Grand Rapids MI, WQLHWQLHWQLH is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Green Bay, Wisconsin and serving Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, and Northeast Wisconsin...
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Green Bay WI) - Steve Shannon/Tom Helms 70's (also WNAMWNAMWNAM is an Adult Standards formatted radio station licensed to Neenah-Menasha, Wisconsin, that serves the Appleton-Oshkosh area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media.-External links:*...
Neenah WI) - Jay Reynolds/Ric English 70's (also WSAU Wausau WI)
- Mike Berg/Mike Sonneberg 70's (also WWRW Wisconsin Rapids WI)
- Monica Michaels 70's (also WIFCWIFCWIFC is a Top 40 radio station located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The station is owned and operated locally by Midwest Communications, previously owned by [Journal Communications], Dave Raven and originally owned by Forward Communications, where the call letters were taken .Formerly WSAU-FM WIFC...
Wausau WI) - Gary Johnson 70's - 80's (also WIFCWIFCWIFC is a Top 40 radio station located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The station is owned and operated locally by Midwest Communications, previously owned by [Journal Communications], Dave Raven and originally owned by Forward Communications, where the call letters were taken .Formerly WSAU-FM WIFC...
Wausau WI, WIXX Green Bay WI, WJLW DePere WI, WNAM - WUSW Appleton-Oshkosh WI) - Jerry Steffen 70's - 80's music director (also WSPTWSPT-FMWSPT-FM is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA, the station serves the Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids area. The station is currently owned by Muzzy Broadcasting, LLC...
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Palm Springs CA) - Bob Dabagia 70's (also WSAU Wausau WI, AFNAmerican Forces NetworkThe American Forces Network is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces American Forces Radio and Television Service for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide...
Germany, WTFX Louisville KY, KPEZ Austin TX, & Max Miller at KRLDKRLDKRLD "NewsRadio 1080" is an all-news radio station located in Dallas, Texas and owned by CBS Radio. The callsign originated from the station's original owners, Dallas Radio Laboratories, transposed as Radio Laboratories of Dallas....
Dallas TX) - John Pelligrini 80's (also Green Bay WI, WGRD Grand Rapids MI & Chicago radio markets)
- Bruce Charles 70's (also WSAU, WIFCWIFCWIFC is a Top 40 radio station located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The station is owned and operated locally by Midwest Communications, previously owned by [Journal Communications], Dave Raven and originally owned by Forward Communications, where the call letters were taken .Formerly WSAU-FM WIFC...
Wausau WI & WKAU Kaukauna WI) - Jim Owen 70's (also WIFCWIFCWIFC is a Top 40 radio station located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The station is owned and operated locally by Midwest Communications, previously owned by [Journal Communications], Dave Raven and originally owned by Forward Communications, where the call letters were taken .Formerly WSAU-FM WIFC...
Wausau WI, WKLQ Grand Rapids MI, Tulsa OK, Indianapolis radio markets) - Judi Krall(Loomis) 70's (also WSAU TV Wausau WI, WANE TV Ft Wayne IN, WISH TV Indianapolis IN)
- Dave Wright 70's - 80's (also WMYX Milwaukee, WI)
- Brian West 70's (also WDOR Sturgeon Bay WI)
- Don Bethman 70's sports
- Joe Schoenemann 70's sports
- Doug Beaudry 80's on-air
- Shelly James 80's on-air
- Mike Bradford 80's on-air
- Dave Arrowwood 80's (also WIFCWIFCWIFC is a Top 40 radio station located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The station is owned and operated locally by Midwest Communications, previously owned by [Journal Communications], Dave Raven and originally owned by Forward Communications, where the call letters were taken .Formerly WSAU-FM WIFC...
Wausau, WI) - Ed Monroe 1987-1989 Sports/weekends
- Paul Hart (Harder) Sports and on air talent 80's
- Ken Clark on-air 1982-1985 and 1999-2006. PD 1999-present. (also WSAU Wausau, WI, WOBTWOBTWOBT is a radio station in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It airs a sports format with programming from ESPN Radio....
Rhinelander, WI)