WVSS

WVSS
Frequency90.7 MHz
BrandingWPR News and Classical
Programming
FormatPublic radio, Classical music, News
NetworkWisconsin Public Radio (NPR News & Music)
Ownership
OwnerBoard of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
History
First air date
1970 (1970) (at 89.5)
Former frequencies
89.5 MHz (1970–1976)
Call sign meaning
"Voice of Stout State" (former name for University of Wisconsin–Stout)[1][2]
Technical information
Facility ID4287
ClassA
ERP590 watts
HAAT130 meters (430 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewpr.org

WVSS (90.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Menomonie, Wisconsin. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and airs WPR's "NPR News & Music Network", consisting of classical music and news and talk programming, as well as local news from WPR's regional studio in Eau Claire.[3][4]

Prior to being a Wisconsin Public Radio transmitter, WVSS was a station programmed by students at the University of Wisconsin–Stout in Menomonie. Student programming moved off the FM frequency in 1988, and it broadcast classical music programming for two years until joining WPR in 1990.

  1. ^ Bundies, Timm (August 28, 1980). "WVSS endures summer problems". Stoutonia. p. 10. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Stout State or UW–Menomonie?". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. Associated Press. October 12, 1971. p. 10. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  3. ^ nlarson (September 3, 2013). "Regions". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "FCC WVSS FM". Wisconsin Public Radio. February 26, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

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