WFHR

WFHR

City of license	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Wausau-Stevens Point area
Branding	News Sportstalk Radio
Frequency	1320 kHz
First air date	November 1, 1940
Format	News Talk Information
Audience share	1.1 (Sp'06, R&R^[1])
Power	5,000 watts day 500 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	73053
Transmitter coordinates	44°24′56.00″N 89°50′6.00″W / 44.4155556°N 89.8350000°W / 44.4155556; -89.8350000
Callsign meaning	Willam ''F'Huffman Radio
Affiliations	CBS Radio, NBC Sports Radio, Westwood One
Owner	Seehafer Broadcasting Corp
Sister stations	WLJY WOSQ WDLB
Website	wfhr.com

WFHR (1320 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, US, the station serves the Wausau-Stevens Point area.

History

The call letters were derived from William F Huffman Sr, who founded the station in November 1940. Originally broadcasting with 250 watts on 1340 kHz, up until 1959, when the move to the current frequency took place, increasing daytime power to 5,000 watts.

Over the years, WFHR's programming emphasis has been on Local News, Sports & Information, including the long-running "Kaffee Klatsch" morning call-in program, hosted by Arnie Strope. Up until the mid 90s, WFHR's programming also included various music formats; from block programming in the '60s (mostly standards during the day, pop at night), to MOR/Adult Contemporary in the 1970s and early 1980s, along with several variations of Nostalgia and Oldies in the 1980s and early 1990s, using the programming services of Drake-Chenault and later TM Century. In 1980, WFHR began adding syndicated Talk programming to its roster with Larry King's late night Talk Show from Mutual Radio, switching to TalkNet From NBC in early 1984, then adding The Doctor Laura Schlessinger program to its afternoon line-up in the mid-1990s. A CBS Radio affiliate since the fall of 1972, the station initially carried Mutual News & Programming through the mid-1960s, and then, became an affiliate of the ABC Entertainment Network for a few years in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Some Mutual programming was carried in the early '80's due to an agreement to broadcast The Larry King Show.

Notable personalities that once worked at WFHR, include Veteran Milwaukee Broadcaster Gordon Hinkley, Television Sportscaster Jay Wilson, Newscaster Bill Bessette, Stand-up Comic Peter Greyy, and National Voice Artist Scott Chapin. The station is currently owned by Seehafer Broadcasting Corp and features programing from CBS Radio, NBC Sports Radio and Westwood One.^[2]

Past Personalities

Buck Leverton, Richard Cooper, Irv Kult, Bob Daniels, Hugh Mix, Daryl Davison, Bill Nobles, Scott McIntosh, Ty Seils, Don Christensen, Dean Teske, Dave Van Wormer, Walt Bergman, Terry Stake, Rob Rude, Nick Roberts, Jack Edwards, Judi K Miller, Cliff Borden, Judy Lowell, Mike Hankins, Paul Wowak, Kathleen Dunn, Tina Norton, Kyle Gerard, Bill Beck, Don Schauer, Ken Dove, Chuck Bornhoeft, Lee Thomas, Ben Jarman, Dale Morrisette, Jim Mogg, Scott Saylor, Scott Krueger, Bob Charles, Buffy Lee Buchanan, Roger Hall, Brian George, Jim Lorbeck, Tim Sorenson, Chuck Gennaro, Charlie O'Neill, Scott Thompson, Greg Gack, Milton Steele, Heidi Hart, Mark Abbott, Larry Stevens, Louie Rosandick, Mark Skibba, Gary W Morgan, JD Michaels, Tom Brockman, Lezli Young, Sue Morton, Clint Daniels, Chris Wooldridge, Wendy Gatlin, Scott Johnson, James Malouf, Paul Hart, Larry Lee, Dan Lea, Christy K, Jimmy D, Johnny J, Shelby Reddick, Pat Schommer, Ken Wright, Chuck France, Terry Gross, Jim Austin

References

↑ "Wausau-Stevens Point Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
↑ "WFHR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WFHR

Radio-Locator Information on WFHR

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WFHR

Radio stations in the Wausau-Stevens Point, Wisconsin market (Central Wisconsin)

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By AM frequency	550 800 930 1010 1230 1320 1390

By callsign	W212BB W254BP WBCV WCLQ WDEZ WDTX WDUX WDUX-FM WFHR WGLX-FM WGNV WHJL WHRM WHTQ WIFC WKQH WLBL WLBL-FM WLJY WMMA WMZK WOZZ WPCN WRIG WSAU WSAU-FM WSPT WWSP WXCO WXPW WYTE

Nearby radio markets Eau Claire Green Bay Fox Cities Iron Mountain La Crosse Rice Lake–Spooner Wisconsin Dells–Baraboo See also List of radio stations in Wisconsin

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Wisconsin

Stations	KFIZ – Fond du Lac WBEV – Beaver Dam WCLO – Janesville WFAW – Fort Atkinson WFHR – Wisconsin Rapids WHBL – Sheboygan WHBY – Kimberly WIBA – Madison WISN – Milwaukee WIZM – La Crosse WMEQ – Menomonie WOGO – Hallie WOSH – Oshkosh WPCN – Stevens Point WRJN – Racine WSAU – Wausau WSAU-FM – Rudolph WTAQ – Green Bay WTAQ-FM – Glenmore WTMJ – Milwaukee WXCE – Amery WXXM – Sun Prairie

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Wisconsin

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