WRJO
City | Eagle River, Wisconsin |
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Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
Branding | Classic Hits 94.5 WRJO |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Affiliations | SRN Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Heartland Communications Group LLC |
WERL | |
History | |
First air date | 1971 (as WERL-FM) |
Former call signs | WERL-FM (1971-1985) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 4908 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°9′57.00″N 89°21′57.00″W / 46.1658333°N 89.3658333°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wrjo.com |
WRJO (94.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States. The station is currently owned by Heartland Communications Group LLC and features programming from SRN.[1]
History[]
The station went on the air in 1971 as WERL-FM. On 1985-04-05, the station changed its call sign to the current WRJO.[2]
The WERL call sign remains on its AM station at 950 kHz.
WERL was a reference to "Werl (as in "Whirl")-Wide Radio", taken from its early logo in the 1960s and 70s.
Before the oldies format, WRJO held a country music format with the nickname "Eagle Country".
WRJO became affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network taking the affiliation away from sister station WNWX "Mix 96" in Rhinelander.
References[]
- ^ "WRJO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WRJO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links[]
- WRJO in the FCC FM station database
- WRJO on Radio-Locator
- WRJO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Radio stations in Wisconsin
- Classic hits radio stations in the United States
- Wisconsin radio station stubs