WDUX (AM)

For the FM radio station in Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States, see WDUX-FM.

WDUX

City of license	Waupaca, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Wausau-Stevens Point area
Branding	Classic Hit Country AM 800
Frequency	800 kHz
First air date	April 29, 1956
Format	Classic Country
Audience share	0.9 (Sp'06, R&R)
Power	5,000 watts day 500 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	36245
Transmitter coordinates
Callsign meaning	Once owned by the owners of W'D'UZ,
Affiliations	ABC Radio, Dial Global Radio Network
Owner	Laird Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Website	wduxradio.com

WDUX (800 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA, the station serves the Wausau-Stevens Point area. The station is owned by Laird Broadcasting Company, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio and Dial Global Radio Network.

History

The station began broadcasting on April 29, 1956, at 800 kHz, as a daytime operation, with 500 watts, then 1 kW. Around 1964, daytime power was increased to 5 kW, with a pre-sunrise power of 500 watts. Post-sunset authority was granted in 1987. Shortly after, "AM 800" ended its simulcast of its Contemporary Formatted FM Sister Station, and began broadcasting an Automated Country Music format, switching to the Dial Global "Classic Hit Country" format, and a digital automation system in the fall of 1999. Today, that format is still in place, and Local News Blocks at 7:30am, 12 Noon & 5pm, are still simulcasted.

External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for WDUX
• Radio-Locator Information on WDUX
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WDUX