WHAD
Radio station in Delafield, Wisconsin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WHAD (90.7 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station. It is licensed to Delafield, Wisconsin, and serves sections of Greater Milwaukee and the Madison metropolitan area. Part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), it airs WPR's "Ideas Network", consisting of news and talk programming. The studios are on the seventh floor of 310 West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee. It is one of two full NPR member stations in Milwaukee, the other being the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's WUWM, licensed to Milwaukee proper.
Broadcast area | Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin |
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Frequency | 90.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Ideas 90.7 WHAD |
Programming | |
Format | Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network |
Subchannels | HD2: Classical music |
Affiliations | NPR American Public Media Public Radio Exchange BBC World Service |
Ownership | |
Owner | Wisconsin Educational Communications Board |
History | |
First air date | May 30, 1948; 75 years ago (May 30, 1948) |
Call sign meaning | WHA Delafield[1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 63091 |
Class | B |
ERP | 72,000 watts |
HAAT | 208 meters (682 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°1′42.00″N 88°23′32.00″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wpr.org |
WHAD is a Class B FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 72,000 watts. It is grandfathered at this high power level, having gone on the air before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set a limit of 50,000 watts for most stations in Southeast Wisconsin. The transmitter is on Government Hill, off Reservoir Road near Wisconsin Highway 83 in Delafield.[2] The site is roughly equidistant from both Milwaukee and Madison, so WHAD can serve listeners in both cities. WHAD broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD2 digital subchannel carries WPR's Classical Music Network.