First air date April 29, 1956 Facility ID 36245 City of license Waupaca Area Wausau-Stevens Point area | Audience share 0.9 (Sp'06, R&R) Frequency 800 kHz Format Classic country | |
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Broadcast area Wausau-Stevens Point area Power 5,000 watts day
500 watts night Callsign meaning Once owned by the owners of W'D'UZ, Owner Laird Broadcasting Company, Inc_ Branding Classic Hit Country AM 800 Call sign meaning Once owned by the owners of W'D'UZ | ||
WDUX (800 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States, 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.