WDEZ

WDEZ

City of license	Wausau, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Wausau-Stevens Point
Branding	WDEZ 101.9
Slogan	Great Country
Frequency	101.9 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1964
Format	Country
Audience share	14.0 (Sp'06, R&R[1])
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	329.0 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	70522
Transmitter coordinates	44°55′14.00″N 89°41′28.00″W / 44.9205556°N 89.6911111°W
Callsign meaning	"Duke's EZ after owner Duke Wright
Former callsigns	WRIG-FM
Owner	Duey E. Wright (WRIG, Inc.)
Sister stations	WIFC, WOZZ, WRIG, WSAU-AM, WSAU-FM
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	wdez.com

WDEZ (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Wausau, Wisconsin, USA the station serves the Wausau-Stevens Point area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications.^[2] The station is also broadcast on HD radio.^[3]

Current on-air staff

• Bryan Scott
• Nikki Montgomery
• Vanessa Ryan
• Joe Malone
• Terry Stevens
• Jeff Heinz

History

Formerly WRIG-FM, The station simulcasted the Top-40 format of its AM sister station, until 1973, when programming was split, and a Beautiful Music Format was adopted, along with the current calls (Meaning "Duke's E-Z", after owner Duke Wright). In October 1980, the station switched to a syndicated Country Music format from TM programming with a live local morning show featuring broadcast veteran Al Sellers then dropping its automation for an expanded live and local staff by the late 1980s.

References

1. "Wausau-Stevens Point Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
2. "WDEZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WDEZ
• Radio-Locator information on WDEZ
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WDEZ