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WSAU (AM)

January 01, 1970

WSAU (550 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format serving Wausau, Wisconsin, United States, area, and simulcast on WSAU-FM (99.9) in Stevens Point (licensed to Rudolph). The station is owned by Wausau-based Midwest Communications, with studios on Scott Street. The WSAU transmitter is located along County Highway X in Kronenwetter, Wisconsin.

WSAU
Frequency550 kHz
Branding550 & 99.9 WSAU
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WDEZ, WIFC, WOZZ, WRIG, WSAU-FM
History
First air date
August 8, 1948 (1948-08-08)
Former call signs
  • WLIN (1947–1952)
  • WOSA (1952–1958)
Call sign meaning
"Wausau"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID41902
ClassB
Power
  • 15,000 watts day
  • 20,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
44°51′26.00″N 89°35′13.00″W / 44.8572222°N 89.5869444°W / 44.8572222; -89.5869444
Translator(s)95.1 W236CO (Marshfield)
Repeater(s)99.9 WSAU-FM (Rudolph)
Links
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
WebcastListen live
Websitewsau.com

The station today bearing the WSAU name started as WLIN in Merrill, Wisconsin, in 1948, preceded the year before by an FM station (now WIFC). It was owned by United States Representative Alvin E. O'Konski. It moved to Wausau in 1952 as that city's second radio station. WSAU, then at 1400 AM, acquired the frequency in 1958 in a facility upgrade. Midwest has owned WSAU since 1996.

History edit

For the history of WSAU at 1370/1400 kHz from 1937 to 1958, see WRIG.

Establishment in Merrill as WLIN edit

Alvin E. O'Konski applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 3, 1947, to build a new radio station at Merrill, Wisconsin.[2] At the time, O'Konski was a sitting United States representative; another member of Wisconsin's Congressional delegation, Joseph McCarthy, introduced a bill months later proposing to bar members of Congress or their spouses from owning radio stations.[3] McCarthy claimed not to have knowledge of the O'Konski applications for AM and FM stations at Merrill, while O'Konski told a reporter that it was "honorable and legal" for a lawmaker to own a station.[4] The application was amended that November to switch from a 500-watt station with unlimited time on 1230 kHz to a 1,000-watt, daytime-only station at 730 kHz, and it was granted on June 16, 1948;[2] construction was quickly completed, and the station was reported on air by August 8.[5] The FM application had already been granted and went on the air as WLIN-FM 100.7 on a limited basis.[6] However, its operation was pockmarked with technical difficulties; equipment that was shipped to Merrill arrived damaged and several sections of transmission line needed replacement.[7]

O'Konski applied in 1949 to change frequencies to 550 kHz and add nighttime operation; the FCC approved on March 13, 1950.[2] By this time, O'Konski was expanding his broadcasting holdings. He applied for a station in Menominee, Michigan,[8] but another group also applied for the frequency.[9] Further, troubles were mounting. A syndicated column by Drew Pearson noted that one man on O'Konski's congressional payroll actually worked at WLIN,[10] while O'Konski was sued for $17,700 in unpaid transcribed programs used by WLIN;[11] this legal action was settled.[12]

Move to Wausau as WOSA edit

In 1951, O'Konski applied for a second increase to 5,000 watts, and he amended this application in February 1952 to move the station from Merrill to Wausau. Doubts were raised at the time over whether this would be approved. Wausau already had one station, WSAU (1400 AM), and a construction permit had been issued to build another, WHVF.[13] However, the FCC granted the construction permit to make the move on December 4, 1952; the call sign was changed from WLIN to WOSA on December 15.[2] O'Konski announced program production would be split between Wausau and Merrill.[14] The Merrill studio at this time also served as O'Konski's congressional office: Congress paid O'Konski $900 a year in rent for the space, something he asserted to be a common practice.[15]

The Wausau transmitter site was phased into use in May 1953; the station retained its affiliation with the Mutual Broadcasting System.[16] O'Konski also began exploratory work on a possible television station application,[17] filing for VHF channel 7 at the start of April. WSAU radio, a consortium of newspapers known as the Wisconsin Valley Television Corporation, and WOSA were the three groups seeking the channel.[18] However, seeking to avoid a lengthy comparative hearing, O'Konski amended his application to UHF channel 16,[19] which was granted in February 1954.[20] However, ten months later, O'Konski abandoned the permit for WOSA-TV and returned it to the FCC.[21]

WOSA would not have studios in Wausau until February 1955, when it opened a facility in the Thorp Finance Building at Fourth and Scott streets. O'Konski also announced he would open a station at Stevens Point.[22]

O'Konski made a second attempt to obtain WOSA-TV in 1957. He requested channel 9 be moved to Wausau from Iron Mountain, Michigan, a proposal accepted by the FCC.[23][24]

WSAU moves to 550 edit

In January 1958, O'Konski reached an agreement with the Wisconsin Valley Television Company (which had merged with WSAU radio in 1953) to sell WOSA and WLIN for $225,000. Wisconsin Valley would retain the WOSA facility and move WSAU onto it, selling off the 250-watt station at 1400 kHz.[25] A buyer was found in May: Duey Wright, the owner of a music store and school of music in Wausau, who would take over the 1400 frequency using the call sign WRIG and set up studios above the music store.[26]

On August 1, 1958, the realignment of radio frequencies portended by the sale became reality. WSAU and its programming moved from 1400 to 550 kHz, incorporating selected WOSA programs,[27] and WRIG debuted at 1400.[28] WLIN became WSAU-FM and then WIFC in 1969.[29] Wausau-based Wisconsin Valley continued to operate under that name until December 1966, when it renamed itself Forward Communications in view of its ownership of KCAU-TV in Sioux City, Iowa.[30]

Forward sold off WSAU and WIFC radio in 1980 to Mid-West Media, a company owned by the stations' general manager, Dave "Raven" Ewaskowitz, and two members of a local insurance company; by this time, WSAU was a full-service adult contemporary and information station. In announcing the sale, Forward noted policies that discouraged cross-ownership of radio and television stations. The radio station retained the WSAU call sign, and the television station became WSAW-TV.[31] The sale closed in April 1981.[32] The radio stations remained in the same building with WSAW-TV until relocating in 1983.[33]

Journal and Midwest ownership edit

In 1985, Ewaskowitz opted to sell Mid-West Media for approximately $3.5 million to Journal Broadcast Group, the media subsidiary of The Milwaukee Journal. The Journal had owned WSAU on 1400 kHz from 1947 to 1951.[34]

Journal sold the pair for $3.5 million in 1996 to Midwest Communications, owned by the Wright family—which had started in radio by buying the former WSAU frequency 38 years prior. At the time, WSAU broadcast a mix of news/talk programming and oldies.[35][36]

 
Logo before 95.1 translator sign on

In 2009, Midwest began simulcasting the station in the Stevens Point area on WSAU-FM 99.9, the former WIZD.[37] It acquired a translator licensed to Marshfield in 2014 to provide an FM signal in the immediate Wausau area.[38]

Programming edit

The station airs a local morning newscast, WSAU Wisconsin Morning News, on weekdays and also is the home of the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers on radio in the region. The remainder of its schedule consists of syndicated conservative talk shows, including The Sean Hannity Show and The Dan Bongino Show.[39]

References edit

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSAU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b c d FCC History Cards for WSAU
  3. ^ "McCarthy Asks Ban On Lawmakers' Radio". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. May 19, 1947. p. 1. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "O'Konski Defends Radio Station Plans". The Rhinelander Daily News. Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Associated Press. May 20, 1947. p. 2. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Honest Ed (August 13, 1948). "This and That". Iron County News. Hurley, Wisconsin. p. 1, 4. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Richard Hemp Buys MINER; Employees Lease Business". Montreal River Miner. Hurley, Wisconsin. April 30, 1948. p. 1. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "O'Konski Runs Into Troubles In Launching New FM Station". The La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. November 28, 1948. p. 14. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "O'Konski Seeks To Build Third Radio Station". The La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. Associated Press. May 25, 1949. p. 16. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Van Wagoner Trufty, Esther (April 24, 1950). "O'Konski, Seeking 2nd Radio Station, Runs Into Opposition". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 4. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Pearson, Drew (November 4, 1950). "Merry Go Round: O'Konski's Activities". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. p. 24. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "O'Konski Is Sued by Radio Program Corp". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. Associated Press. October 5, 1950. p. 13. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Firm Drops Suit Against O'Konski". The Rhinelander Daily News. Rhinelander, Wisconsin. February 24, 1951. p. 2. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Seeks to Move Station to City". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. February 14, 1952. p. 1. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Advised FCC Of Construction On Station, O'Konski". The Oshkosh Northwestern. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Associated Press. January 5, 1953. p. 3. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Dear, Joseph (July 14, 1953). "U. S. Pays Rent For O'Konski's Office In His Radio Station". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "City to Have 3 Radio Stations". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. May 9, 1953. p. 1. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "O'Konski May Apply for TV Station Here". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. January 16, 1953. p. 2. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Delay Is Expected in Region's TV Hearing". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. April 10, 1953. p. 1, 11. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Changes Local TV Application To UHF Channel". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. February 4, 1954. p. 1. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Wausau TV Channel Approved For O'Konski". Stevens Point Daily Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Associated Press. February 11, 1954. p. 15. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "O'Konski Turns Back Wausau TV Permit". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. October 13, 1954. p. 2:7. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "WOSA Studio Opens Tuesday". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. January 28, 1955. p. 1, 6. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "O'Konski Seeks Shift in TV Channel 9". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. March 16, 1957. p. 5. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Transfer TV Channel to City". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. September 21, 1957. p. 1. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "WOSA Sold to WSAU Owners; Need FCC OK". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. January 14, 1958. p. 1. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Wright Family To Buy WSAU Radio Facilities". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. May 22, 1958. p. 1. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "OK Sale of WSAU-Radio". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. June 19, 1958. p. 1. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Stations Are Realigned in Wausau Area". Marshfield News-Herald. Marshfield, Wisconsin. Associated Press. August 1, 1958. p. 12. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "Call Letters Are Changed". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. August 1, 1969. p. 19. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "TV Corporation Has New Name". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. January 9, 1967. p. 7. from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ "FCC approval pending: Forward sells two local radio stations". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. November 22, 1980. p. 3. from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ "Sale of WSAU radio stations is approved". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. April 7, 1981. p. 18. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ "WSAU and WIFC move to new locations". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. October 12, 1983. p. 30. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ "Takeover means few changes". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. June 28, 1985. p. 3. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. (The article incorrectly states that the Journal had owned WIFC. It never did, though WSAU had a short-lived FM station at the time.)
  35. ^ "Stations sold". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. April 20, 1996. p. 3. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ^ "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. May 17, 1996. p. 8. (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  37. ^ "WSAU expands to 99.9 FM". Stevens Point Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. September 3, 2009. p. 3. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ^ Venta, Lance (June 3, 2014). "FCC Applications 5/28". RadioInsight. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  39. ^ "Program Schedule". WSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM. from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

External links edit

  • WSAU News Talk Facebook
  • WSAU in the FCC AM station database
  • WSAU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  • W236CO in the FCC FM station database
  • W236CO at FCCdata.org

January 01, 1970
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WSAU 550 kHz is an AM radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format serving Wausau Wisconsin United States area and simulcast on WSAU FM 99 9 in Stevens Point licensed to Rudolph The station is owned by Wausau based Midwest Communications with studios on Scott Street The WSAU transmitter is located along County Highway X in Kronenwetter Wisconsin WSAUWausau WisconsinUnited StatesFrequency550 kHzBranding550 amp 99 9 WSAUProgrammingFormatTalk radioAffiliationsFox News RadioCompass Media NetworksGenesis Communications NetworkPremiere NetworksWestwood OnePackers Radio NetworkMilwaukee Brewers Radio NetworkOwnershipOwnerDuey E Wright WRIG Inc Sister stationsWDEZ WIFC WOZZ WRIG WSAU FMHistoryFirst air dateAugust 8 1948 1948 08 08 Former call signsWLIN 1947 1952 WOSA 1952 1958 Call sign meaning Wausau Technical information 1 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID41902ClassBPower15 000 watts day20 000 watts nightTransmitter coordinates44 51 26 00 N 89 35 13 00 W 44 8572222 N 89 5869444 W 44 8572222 89 5869444Translator s 95 1 W236CO Marshfield Repeater s 99 9 WSAU FM Rudolph LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebcastListen liveWebsitewsau wbr com The station today bearing the WSAU name started as WLIN in Merrill Wisconsin in 1948 preceded the year before by an FM station now WIFC It was owned by United States Representative Alvin E O Konski It moved to Wausau in 1952 as that city s second radio station WSAU then at 1400 AM acquired the frequency in 1958 in a facility upgrade Midwest has owned WSAU since 1996 Contents 1 History 1 1 Establishment in Merrill as WLIN 1 2 Move to Wausau as WOSA 1 3 WSAU moves to 550 1 4 Journal and Midwest ownership 2 Programming 3 References 4 External linksHistory editFor the history of WSAU at 1370 1400 kHz from 1937 to 1958 see WRIG Establishment in Merrill as WLIN edit Alvin E O Konski applied to the Federal Communications Commission FCC on February 3 1947 to build a new radio station at Merrill Wisconsin 2 At the time O Konski was a sitting United States representative another member of Wisconsin s Congressional delegation Joseph McCarthy introduced a bill months later proposing to bar members of Congress or their spouses from owning radio stations 3 McCarthy claimed not to have knowledge of the O Konski applications for AM and FM stations at Merrill while O Konski told a reporter that it was honorable and legal for a lawmaker to own a station 4 The application was amended that November to switch from a 500 watt station with unlimited time on 1230 kHz to a 1 000 watt daytime only station at 730 kHz and it was granted on June 16 1948 2 construction was quickly completed and the station was reported on air by August 8 5 The FM application had already been granted and went on the air as WLIN FM 100 7 on a limited basis 6 However its operation was pockmarked with technical difficulties equipment that was shipped to Merrill arrived damaged and several sections of transmission line needed replacement 7 O Konski applied in 1949 to change frequencies to 550 kHz and add nighttime operation the FCC approved on March 13 1950 2 By this time O Konski was expanding his broadcasting holdings He applied for a station in Menominee Michigan 8 but another group also applied for the frequency 9 Further troubles were mounting A syndicated column by Drew Pearson noted that one man on O Konski s congressional payroll actually worked at WLIN 10 while O Konski was sued for 17 700 in unpaid transcribed programs used by WLIN 11 this legal action was settled 12 Move to Wausau as WOSA edit In 1951 O Konski applied for a second increase to 5 000 watts and he amended this application in February 1952 to move the station from Merrill to Wausau Doubts were raised at the time over whether this would be approved Wausau already had one station WSAU 1400 AM and a construction permit had been issued to build another WHVF 13 However the FCC granted the construction permit to make the move on December 4 1952 the call sign was changed from WLIN to WOSA on December 15 2 O Konski announced program production would be split between Wausau and Merrill 14 The Merrill studio at this time also served as O Konski s congressional office Congress paid O Konski 900 a year in rent for the space something he asserted to be a common practice 15 The Wausau transmitter site was phased into use in May 1953 the station retained its affiliation with the Mutual Broadcasting System 16 O Konski also began exploratory work on a possible television station application 17 filing for VHF channel 7 at the start of April WSAU radio a consortium of newspapers known as the Wisconsin Valley Television Corporation and WOSA were the three groups seeking the channel 18 However seeking to avoid a lengthy comparative hearing O Konski amended his application to UHF channel 16 19 which was granted in February 1954 20 However ten months later O Konski abandoned the permit for WOSA TV and returned it to the FCC 21 WOSA would not have studios in Wausau until February 1955 when it opened a facility in the Thorp Finance Building at Fourth and Scott streets O Konski also announced he would open a station at Stevens Point 22 O Konski made a second attempt to obtain WOSA TV in 1957 He requested channel 9 be moved to Wausau from Iron Mountain Michigan a proposal accepted by the FCC 23 24 WSAU moves to 550 edit In January 1958 O Konski reached an agreement with the Wisconsin Valley Television Company which had merged with WSAU radio in 1953 to sell WOSA and WLIN for 225 000 Wisconsin Valley would retain the WOSA facility and move WSAU onto it selling off the 250 watt station at 1400 kHz 25 A buyer was found in May Duey Wright the owner of a music store and school of music in Wausau who would take over the 1400 frequency using the call sign WRIG and set up studios above the music store 26 On August 1 1958 the realignment of radio frequencies portended by the sale became reality WSAU and its programming moved from 1400 to 550 kHz incorporating selected WOSA programs 27 and WRIG debuted at 1400 28 WLIN became WSAU FM and then WIFC in 1969 29 Wausau based Wisconsin Valley continued to operate under that name until December 1966 when it renamed itself Forward Communications in view of its ownership of KCAU TV in Sioux City Iowa 30 Forward sold off WSAU and WIFC radio in 1980 to Mid West Media a company owned by the stations general manager Dave Raven Ewaskowitz and two members of a local insurance company by this time WSAU was a full service adult contemporary and information station In announcing the sale Forward noted policies that discouraged cross ownership of radio and television stations The radio station retained the WSAU call sign and the television station became WSAW TV 31 The sale closed in April 1981 32 The radio stations remained in the same building with WSAW TV until relocating in 1983 33 Journal and Midwest ownership edit In 1985 Ewaskowitz opted to sell Mid West Media for approximately 3 5 million to Journal Broadcast Group the media subsidiary of The Milwaukee Journal The Journal had owned WSAU on 1400 kHz from 1947 to 1951 34 Journal sold the pair for 3 5 million in 1996 to Midwest Communications owned by the Wright family which had started in radio by buying the former WSAU frequency 38 years prior At the time WSAU broadcast a mix of news talk programming and oldies 35 36 nbsp Logo before 95 1 translator sign on In 2009 Midwest began simulcasting the station in the Stevens Point area on WSAU FM 99 9 the former WIZD 37 It acquired a translator licensed to Marshfield in 2014 to provide an FM signal in the immediate Wausau area 38 Programming editThe station airs a local morning newscast WSAU Wisconsin Morning News on weekdays and also is the home of the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers on radio in the region The remainder of its schedule consists of syndicated conservative talk shows including The Sean Hannity Show and The Dan Bongino Show 39 References edit Facility Technical Data for WSAU Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission a b c d FCC History Cards for WSAU McCarthy Asks Ban On Lawmakers Radio Wisconsin State Journal Madison Wisconsin May 19 1947 p 1 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com O Konski Defends Radio Station Plans The Rhinelander Daily News Rhinelander Wisconsin Associated Press May 20 1947 p 2 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com Honest Ed August 13 1948 This and That Iron County News Hurley Wisconsin p 1 4 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com Richard Hemp Buys MINER Employees Lease Business Montreal River Miner Hurley Wisconsin April 30 1948 p 1 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com O Konski Runs Into Troubles In Launching New FM Station The La Crosse Tribune La Crosse Wisconsin November 28 1948 p 14 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com O Konski Seeks To Build Third Radio Station The La Crosse Tribune La Crosse Wisconsin Associated Press May 25 1949 p 16 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com Van Wagoner Trufty Esther April 24 1950 O Konski Seeking 2nd Radio Station Runs Into Opposition The Capital Times Madison Wisconsin p 4 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com Pearson Drew November 4 1950 Merry Go Round O Konski s Activities The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino California p 24 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com O Konski Is Sued by Radio Program Corp Green Bay Press Gazette Green Bay Wisconsin Associated Press October 5 1950 p 13 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com Firm Drops Suit Against O Konski The Rhinelander Daily News Rhinelander Wisconsin February 24 1951 p 2 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com Seeks to Move Station to City Wausau Daily Record Herald Wausau Wisconsin February 14 1952 p 1 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com Advised FCC Of Construction On Station O Konski The Oshkosh Northwestern Oshkosh Wisconsin Associated Press January 5 1953 p 3 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com Dear Joseph July 14 1953 U S Pays Rent For O Konski s Office In His Radio Station The Capital Times Madison Wisconsin p 1 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com City to Have 3 Radio Stations Wausau Daily Record Herald Wausau Wisconsin May 9 1953 p 1 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com O Konski May Apply for TV Station Here Wausau Daily Record Herald Wausau Wisconsin January 16 1953 p 2 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com Delay Is Expected in Region s TV Hearing The Daily Tribune Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin April 10 1953 p 1 11 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 30 2022 via Newspapers com Changes Local TV Application To UHF Channel Wausau Daily Record Herald Wausau Wisconsin February 4 1954 p 1 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com Wausau TV Channel Approved For O Konski Stevens Point Daily Journal Stevens Point Wisconsin Associated Press February 11 1954 p 15 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com O Konski Turns Back Wausau TV Permit Wisconsin State Journal Madison Wisconsin Associated Press October 13 1954 p 2 7 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com WOSA Studio Opens Tuesday Wausau Daily Record Herald Wausau Wisconsin January 28 1955 p 1 6 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com O Konski Seeks Shift in TV Channel 9 Wisconsin State Journal Madison Wisconsin Associated Press March 16 1957 p 5 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com Transfer TV Channel to City Wausau Daily Record Herald Wausau Wisconsin September 21 1957 p 1 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com WOSA Sold to WSAU Owners Need FCC OK Wausau Daily Record Herald Wausau Wisconsin January 14 1958 p 1 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com Wright Family To Buy WSAU Radio Facilities Wausau Daily Herald Wausau Wisconsin May 22 1958 p 1 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com OK Sale of WSAU Radio Wausau Daily Herald Wausau Wisconsin June 19 1958 p 1 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com Stations Are Realigned in Wausau Area Marshfield News Herald Marshfield Wisconsin Associated Press August 1 1958 p 12 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com Call Letters Are Changed Wausau Daily Herald Wausau Wisconsin August 1 1969 p 19 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com TV Corporation Has New Name Wausau Daily Herald Wausau Wisconsin January 9 1967 p 7 Archived from the original on May 28 2022 Retrieved May 28 2022 via Newspapers com FCC approval pending Forward sells two local radio stations Wausau Daily Herald Wausau Wisconsin November 22 1980 p 3 Archived from the original on May 28 2022 Retrieved May 28 2022 via Newspapers com Sale of WSAU radio stations is approved Wausau Daily Herald Wausau Wisconsin April 7 1981 p 18 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com WSAU and WIFC move to new locations Wausau Daily Herald Wausau Wisconsin October 12 1983 p 30 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com Takeover means few changes Wausau Daily Herald Wausau Wisconsin June 28 1985 p 3 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com The article incorrectly states that the Journal had owned WIFC It never did though WSAU had a short lived FM station at the time Stations sold Wausau Daily Herald Wausau Wisconsin April 20 1996 p 3 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com Transactions PDF Radio amp Records May 17 1996 p 8 Archived PDF from the original on February 6 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 WSAU expands to 99 9 FM Stevens Point Journal Stevens Point Wisconsin September 3 2009 p 3 Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 via Newspapers com Venta Lance June 3 2014 FCC Applications 5 28 RadioInsight Archived from the original on May 31 2022 Retrieved May 31 2022 Program Schedule WSAU News Talk 550 AM 99 9 FM Archived from the original on November 2 2021 Retrieved May 30 2022 External links editWSAU News Talk Facebook WSAU in the FCC AM 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