WYDR
MHz | |
Branding | 94.3 Jack FM |
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Programming | |
Format | Variety hits |
Affiliations | Jack FM network Packers Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WDKF, WGEE, WIXX, WNCY-FM, WNFL, WTAQ-AM/FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1971 (as WROE) |
Former call signs | WROE (1971-2010) |
Call sign meaning | "DR." is an abbreviation for "Drive", the station's former branding |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 9962 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 13,000 watts |
HAAT | 140 meters (460 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°9′30.00″N 88°17′3.00″W / 44.1583333°N 88.2841667°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WYDR (94.3
With the start of the 2022 season, WYDR serves as the Fox Cities affiliate of the Packers Radio Network, replacing Woodward Communications' WAPL (105.7).[2]
History
The station that would eventually become WYDR was launched by Midwest Communications in 1971 under the call sign of WROE with a beautiful music format, a format found quite frequently on FM radio in that era. In 1977, Midwest bought WBAY-AM and WBAY-FM (the current WTAQ and WIXX, respectively), forcing the company to sell WROE due to FCC regulations limiting station ownership at the time. WROE received consistently high audience rating numbers through the 1980s, as "Easy 94.3", or simply, "Roe".
After a long run with beautiful music, WROE changed to a
In March 2006, WROE made a shift toward an
At 5 p.m. on September 3, 2010, Midwest Communications dropped the Soft AC format a second time, and with it WROE's longtime call sign. The stations became WYDR (94.3) and WZDR (99.7/101.9) and adopted a classic hits/classic rock hybrid format as "The Drive," a format similar to that of WDRV in Chicago and sister station WOZZ, which adopted a more mainstream rock format at the same time and date as "The Drive's" debut (and using 99.7's former WRQE call sign).
On March 16, 2015, WZDR split off from its simulcast with WYDR, changing its call sign to WDKF. WDKF now simulcasts with sister station WGEE (93.5 Duke FM).
On October 23, 2015, WYDR dropped the "Drive" format after five years and rebranded as a
References
- ^ "WYDR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ Ellis, Jon (24 April 2022). "Packers Network Adds Affiliates as Milwaukee Flagship Changes". Northpine. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Gerds, Warren (1990-01-20). "Plenty at stake as HDTV looms on horizon". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "WYDR Appleton Flips to Jack-FM".
External links
- Official website
- WYDR on Facebook
- From WisconsinBroadcasting.com: Format flip of WROE to "The Drive" (9/3/2010)
- Click here to view a virtual tour of Midwest Communications' new building
- WYDR in the FCC FM station database
- WYDR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database