WRPN (AM)

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    For the FM radio station in Ripon, Wisconsin, United States, see WRPN-FM.

    WRPN
    Frequency1600 kHz
    Branding93.1 The Wave
    Programming
    FormatSoft Oldies/Soft adult contemporary and News/Talk
    AffiliationsFox News Radio
    Ownership
    OwnerCivic Media Inc.
    WAUH
    History
    First air date
    		1957 (as WCWC)
    Former call signs
    		WCWC (1957–1998)
    Call sign meaning
    		W RiPoN[1]
    Technical information[2]
    Licensing authority
    		FCC
    Facility ID54489
    ClassB
    Power5,000 watts
    Transmitter coordinates
    		43°49′1.00″N 88°50′49.00″W / 43.8169444°N 88.8469444°W / 43.8169444; -88.8469444
    Translator93.1 W226CQ (Ripon)
    Links
    Public license information
    WebcastListen Live
    Websitewrpnam.com

    WRPN (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a full service News/Talk/Adult Gold format. Licensed to the city of Ripon, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by Civic Media.[3] Its original call letters were WCWC, which stood for "Central Wisconsin Canning", the owners of the station. WCWC at one time also had a co-owned FM station, first at 95.9 MHz and later at 96.1 MHz. The call letters were originally WCWC-FM, then later WYUR.

    In April 2025, Civic Media bought the station and WAUH from Hometown Broadcasting LLC for $1.4 million.[4]

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    References

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    1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
    2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRPN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
    3. ^ "WRPN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
    4. ^ "Civic Media Expands In Wisconsin With WRPN, WAUH". InsideRadio. April 18, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
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      WRPN
      Frequency1600 kHz
      Branding93.1 The Wave
      Programming
      FormatSoft Oldies/Soft adult contemporary and News/Talk
      AffiliationsFox News Radio
      Ownership
      OwnerCivic Media Inc.
      WAUH
      History
      First air date
      		1957 (as WCWC)
      Former call signs
      		WCWC (1957–1998)
      Call sign meaning
      		W RiPoN[1]
      Technical information[2]
      Licensing authority
      		FCC
      Facility ID54489
      ClassB
      Power5,000 watts
      Transmitter coordinates
      		43°49′1.00″N 88°50′49.00″W / 43.8169444°N 88.8469444°W / 43.8169444; -88.8469444
      Translator93.1 W226CQ (Ripon)
      Links
      Public license information
      • Public file
      • LMS
      WebcastListen Live
      Websitewrpnam.com

      WRPN (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a full service News/Talk/Adult Gold format. Licensed to the city of Ripon, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by Civic Media.[3] Its original call letters were WCWC, which stood for "Central Wisconsin Canning", the owners of the station. WCWC at one time also had a co-owned FM station, first at 95.9 MHz and later at 96.1 MHz. The call letters were originally WCWC-FM, then later WYUR.

      In April 2025, Civic Media bought the station and WAUH from Hometown Broadcasting LLC for $1.4 million.[4]

      References

      1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
      2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRPN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
      3. ^ "WRPN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
      4. ^ "Civic Media Expands In Wisconsin With WRPN, WAUH". InsideRadio. April 18, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
      • WRPN radio station website
      • Facility details for Facility ID 54489 (WRPN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
      • WRPN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
      • Facility details for Facility ID 202393 (W226CQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
      • W226CQ at FCCdata.org


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