WCUB
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Classic Country | |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
|---|---|
| Affiliations | NASCAR radio networks (MRN, PRN, IMSRN) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| WEMP, WLKN, WLTU, WOMT, WQTC | |
| History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Call sign meaning | Cub Radio, in reference to station's ursine mascot |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 14702 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°3′50.00″N 87°41′49.00″W / 44.0638889°N 87.6969444°W |
| Repeater(s) | 97.1 W246DY (Two Rivers) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
WCUB (980
radio station licensed to Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The station is owned by Mark Seehafer, through licensee Seehafer Broadcasting Corporation, with studios at Mangin Street in Manitowoc. It airs a classic country radio format
.
WCUB is a
Programming
WCUB plays country music hits from the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.
WCUB is also the home of NASCAR radio coverage from all three NASCAR radio networks, along with the Indianapolis 500's radio network (including the Brickyard 400).
History
The station
daytimer
, required to go off the air at night. The studios were 1917 Washington Street and the station was owned by Two Rivers Broadcasting.
On November 19, 1965, it added a sister station, WQTC-FM at 102.3 MHz.[4] In the 1960s and 70s, the two stations simulcast a popular Top 40 format. Today, the FM station is a classic rock outlet.
In early May 2020, WCUB started
FM translator W246DY at 97.1 MHz, as a part of the FCC
's AM revitalization plan.
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WCUB
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W246DY
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1953 page 320. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable 1977 page C-237. Retrieved Nov. 3, 2023.
External links
- WCUB in the FCC AM station database
- WCUB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W246DY in the FCC FM station database
- W246DY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database