WCUB
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| Broadcast area | Two Rivers-Manitowoc-Sheboygan Green Bay metro |
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| Frequency | 980 kHz |
| Branding | 97.1 WCUB Your Racing Station (for racing coverage) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Country |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | NASCAR radio networks (MRN, PRN, IMSRN) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WEMP, WLKN, WLTU, WOMT, WQTC | |
| History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Call sign meaning | Cub Radio, in reference to station's ursine mascot |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 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 | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WCUB (980 kHz) is a commercial AM 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 Class B station, transmitting with 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on 980 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is off Viebahn Street at South 42nd Street, near Interstate 43 in Manitowoc.[2] The signal covers Two Rivers, Manitowoc and Sheboygan along with city-grade coverage of Brown County and Green Bay. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W246DY at 97.1 MHz in Two Rivers.[3]
Programming
[edit]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
[edit]The station signed on the air in 1951.[4] Its original call sign was WTRW. It was a 500-watt 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.[5] 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 simulcasting on FM translator W246DY at 97.1 MHz, as a part of the FCC's AM revitalization plan.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCUB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ 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
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 14702 (WCUB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCUB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202721 (W246DY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W246DY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database