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Midwest Communications, Inc. is a Wausau, Wisconsin–based radio broadcasting company. It owns 82 radio stations located primarily within the Midwest United States, in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Illinois and Wisconsin. The company is a family-owned business and is headed by the Wright family.
History
= 1950s-1960s
=Midwest Communications began in Wausau, Wisconsin, with WRIG, Inc. and the acquisition by the Duey E. Wright family of a 1400 kHz, 250 watt AM facility from the Wisconsin Valley Television Corporation. The call letters WRIG (for Wright) were assigned and on August 1, 1958, top forty-formatted WRIG signed on the air. Power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1961 and WRIG-FM (now WDEZ) signed on in 1964.
= 1970s
=Midwest started station WROE in Appleton/Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1971. Founder Duey E. Wright Sr. died at 75 on November 24, 1971, with Duey E. Wright Jr. taking over the company his father founded. In 1975 Midwest purchased WBAY-AM and FM, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules at that time, WROE was sold. The Green Bay call letters were changed to WGEE-AM (now WTAQ-AM) and WIXX-FM. The 1980s saw the acquisition by Midwest of KIOA/KMGK, Des Moines, Iowa, WKKQ/WTBX, Hibbing, Minnesota and KLMS/KFMQ, Lincoln, Nebraska. In addition WRIG moved to 1390 kHz and increased power to 5000 watts day and night.
= 1990s
=The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed Midwest to consolidate the Green Bay-Appleton/Oshkosh and Wausau-Stevens Point markets. The consolidation brought about the sale of the Des Moines, Lincoln and Hibbing stations and the acquisitions of WROE, WOZZ, WLTM (now WZBY), WNCY and WNFL in Green Bay-Appleton/Oshkosh and WSAU, WIFC, WOFM and WIZD in Wausau-Stevens Point. In addition four stations WTVB, WNWN AM/FM and WFAT were acquired in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Michigan market.
= 2000s
=In the beginning of the 2000s, Midwest acquired WHBL, WWJR (now WHBZ) and WBFM IN Sheboygan, Wisconsin and WHTC and WEVS (now WYVN) in Holland, Michigan as well as the Duluth Minnesota/Superior Wisconsin market stations KDAL AM/FM, KRBR, WDSM, KTCO and KXTP (now WGEE).
On June 30, 2004, Midwest Communications, Inc. acquired an additional six stations in the Hibbing Minnesota market, WNMT, WMFG AM/FM, KMFG, WTBX and WUSZ.
On June 14, 2005 Midwest Communications, Inc. acquired WMGI and WWSY in Terre Haute, Indiana and on December 16, 2005 added WACF and WPRS licensed to Paris, IL to the Terre Haute Indiana market.
On January 6, 2006 Midwest Communications, Inc. expanded in the Sheboygan Wisconsin market with the addition of WXER.
On May 1, 2006 Midwest Communications, Inc. acquired three additional properties in the Kalamazoo, Michigan market, WKZO, WQLR (now WVFM) and WQSN (now WQLR).
= 2010s
=The company continued to grow when Midwest Communications added stations in the Lansing market. 94.1 FM WVIC, 106.1 FM WJXQ, 92.1 FM WQTX and 92.9 FM WLMI joined the Midwest Communications family in July 2010.
On November 1, 2012, Midwest Communications acquired six additional radio stations in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Those stations included 103.7 FM KRRO, 95.7 FM KQSF, 92.5 FM KTWB, 101.9 FM KELO-FM, 1320 AM KELO-AM and 1230 AM KWSN.
May 1, 2013 saw the acquisition of six more radio properties in Fargo, North Dakota. 101.9 FM KRWK, 104.7 FM KMJO, 93.7 FM WDAY, 740 AM KVOX, 99.9 FM KVOX and 790 AM KFGO “The Mighty 790”.
On September 1, 2014, Midwest Communications expanded to three new markets with the acquisition of stations in the Nashville, Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee and Evansville, Indiana markets. In this acquisition Midwest added nine more radio properties. In Nashville, Tennessee, Midwest acquired 96.3 FM WCJK and 92.9 FM WJXA. In Knoxville, Tennessee, 103.5 FM WIMZ, 97.5 FM WJXB and 95.7 FM WVRX. The Evansville, Indiana stations include 93.5 FM WLFW, 107.5 FM WABX, 96.1 FM WSTO and 104.1 FM WIKY.
On December 30, 2016, Midwest sold Hibbing, Minnesota-based KMFG to Refuge Media Group. On December 31, 2016, Midwest acquired KAOD, KGPZ, KQDS-FM, WEVE-FM, and WXXZ in the Duluth and Hibbing markets from Red Rock Broadcasting.
Effective September 22, 2017, Midwest sold WXXZ and KAOD to Aurora Broadcasting, L.L.C.
On July 6, 2023, Midwest surrendered the license for WIBU in the Terre Haute, Indiana market to the FCC; the FCC cancelled the station's license August 22.
List of stations
= Battle Creek, Michigan
=WNWN - 98.5 FM - Country music
WFAT - 930 AM/102.7 FM - Classic hits
= Coldwater, Michigan
=WTVB - 1590 AM/95.5 FM Classic Hits
= Duluth, Minnesota
=KDAL - 610 AM/103.9 FM - News Talk
KDAL-FM - 95.7 FM - Adult contemporary
KDKE - 102.5 FM - Classic Country
KTCO - 98.9 FM - Country music
KQDS-FM - 94.9 FM - Classic rock
WDSM - 710 AM - Sports radio
WDUL - 970 AM/98.1 FM - Top 40
= Evansville, Indiana
=WABX - 107.5 FM - Classic rock
WIKY-FM - 104.1 FM - Adult Contemporary
WLYD - 93.5 FM - Country
WSTO - 96.1 FM - CHR/Top 40
= Fargo, North Dakota
=KFGO - 790 AM/94.1 FM - News Talk
KFGO-FM - 104.7 FM - News Talk
KNFL - 740 AM/107.3 FM - Sports
KOYY - 93.7 FM - Top 40 (CHR)
KRWK - 101.9 FM - Adult Hits
KVOX-FM - 99.9 FM - Country
= Green Bay, Wisconsin
=WGEE - 93.1 FM/93.1 FM - Classic Country
WDKF - 99.7 FM - Classic Country
WIXX -101.1 FM - Top 40/CHR
WNCY-FM - 100.3 FM/92.1 FM - Country music
WNFL - 1440 AM - Sports Radio
WTAQ - 1360 AM - Conservative Talk
WTAQ-FM - 97.5 FM - News Talk
WYDR - 94.3 FM - Adult Hits
= Hibbing, Minnesota
=WMFG - 1240 AM - Adult Standards
WMFG-FM - 106.3 FM - Classic Rock (KQDS-FM simulcast)
WNMT - 650 AM - News Talk
WTBX - 93.9 FM - Hot AC
WDKE - 96.1 FM/98.3 FM/103.9 FM - Classic Country
WEVE-FM - 97.9 FM/92.1 FM - Adult Contemporary
WUSZ - 99.9 FM - Country music
= Holland, Michigan
=WHTC - 1450 AM/99.7 FM - News Talk
WYVN - 92.7 FM - Classic Hits
= Jackson, Michigan
=WWDK - 94.1 FM - Classic country
= Kalamazoo, Michigan
=WKZO - 590 AM/106.9 FM - News Talk
WTOU - 1660 AM/95.5 FM - Urban adult contemporary
WVFM - 106.5 FM - Adult Hits
WZOX - 96.5 FM - Modern AC
= Knoxville, Tennessee
=WDKW - 95.7 FM - Classic Country
WIMZ-FM - 103.5 FM - Classic Rock
WJXB-FM - 97.5 FM/107.3 FM - Adult Contemporary
WNFZ - 94.3 FM - Adult Hits
= Lansing, Michigan
=WJXQ - 106.1 FM - Rock
WLMI - 92.9 FM - Classic Rock
WQTX - 92.1 FM - Rhythmic Adult Contemporary
= Peoria, Illinois
=WIRL - 1290 AM/95.9 FM - Conservative Talk
WKZF - 102.3 FM - Rhythmic Classic Hits
WMBD - 1470 AM/100.3 FM - News/Talk
WSWT - 106.9 FM - Hot Adult Contemporary
WPBG - 93.3 FM - Classic Hits
WXCL - 104.9 FM - Country
= Nashville, Tennessee
=WCJK - 96.3 FM - Adult Hits
WJXA - 92.9 FM - Adult Contemporary
WNFN - 106.7 FM - Classic Country
= Sheboygan, Wisconsin
=WBFM - 93.7 FM - Country music
WHBL - 1330 AM/101.5 FM News Talk
WHBZ - 106.5 FM - Active Rock
WXER - 104.5 FM/96.1 FM - Hot adult contemporary
= Sioux Falls, South Dakota
=KELO - 1320 AM/105.1 FM - News Talk
KELO-FM - 101.9 FM - Soft Rock
KELQ - 107.9 FM - News/Talk
KQSF - 95.7 FM - Top 40
KRRO - 103.7 FM - Active Rock
KTWB - 92.5 FM - Country music
KWSN - 1230 AM/98.1 FM - Sports Radio
= Terre Haute, Indiana
=WBOW - 102.7 FM - Classic Hits
WIBQ - 1230 AM/97.9 FM - News/Talk
WMGI - 100.7 FM - Contemporary hit radio
WTHI-FM - 99.9 FM - Country music
WWVR - 98.5 FM - Classic rock
= Wausau, Wisconsin
=WDEZ - 101.9 FM - Country
WIFC - 95.5 FM - Top 40/CHR
WOZZ - 94.7 FM/102.9 FM - Mainstream Rock
WRIG - 1390 AM/93.9 FM - Sports Radio
WSAU - 550 AM/95.1 FM - Conservative Talk
WSAU-FM - 99.9 FM - Conservative Talk
Notable Talent
Joel Heitkamp - talk show host
Your Buddy Biff - night show host at WIXX
References
External links
Corporate Website
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