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Heartland Communications Group
Heartland Communications Group, LLC is a radio broadcasting company focused on operating groups of local radio stations in small midwestern markets. Currently, it owns six radio stations in Wisconsin. It has put together geographically adjacent clusters of market-leading radio stations. In May 2010, former Armada Media CEO Jim Coursolle and his wife Diane, closed a purchase of a two-thirds interest in owner Heartland Communications, from Granite Equity Partners. The current station portfolio includes: * Ashland, Wisconsin **WATW AM 1400, Freedom Talk **WBSZ FM 93.3, Country **WJJH FM 96.7 & 102.3, Classic Rock **WNXR FM 107.3, Classic Hits * Eagle River, Wisconsin ** WERL (AM) 950 & 101.7, Freedom Talk **WRJO FM 94.5, Classic Hits * Rhinelander, Wisconsin **WCYE WCYE (93.7 FM, "Coyote 93.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Three Lakes, Wisconsin, United States. The station is owned by Jim and Diane Coursolle's Heartland Communications Group and the broadcast license i ...
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Midwestern
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the Census Bureau until 1984. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to the north and the Southern United States to the south. The Census Bureau's definition consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The region generally lies on the broad Interior Plain between the states occupying the Appalachian Mountain range and the states occupying the Rocky Mountain range. Major rivers in the region include, from east to west, the Ohio River, the Upper Mississippi River, and the Missouri River. The 2020 United ...
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Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Ashland County. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 7,908 at the 2020 census, all of whom resided in the Ashland County portion of the city. The unpopulated Bayfield County portion is in the city's southwest, bordered by the easternmost part of the Town of Eileen. The junction of U.S. Route 2 and Wisconsin Highway 13 is located at this city. It is the home of Northland College, Northwood Technical College, and the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. History Pre-settlement Eight Native American nations have lived on Chequamegon Bay. Later settlers included European explorers, missionaries and fur traders, and more recently, Yankees from the eastern United States who platted and developed the lands, railroaders, shippers, loggers, entrepreneurs, and other settlers. Four flags have flown over the area arou ...
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WATW
WATW (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format under the branding "Bay Country 101.3," formerly broadcasting a conservative news and talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featu ... show under the branding "Freedom Talk 1400." Licensed to Ashland, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by Heartland Communications Group, LLC. It serves Ashland and Bayfield counties. Its studios and transmitter are housed at 2320 Ellis Avenue in Ashland, with its local sister stations. References External linksWATW Radio * * ATW Radio stations established in 1940 1940 establishments in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-radio-station-stub ...
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WBSZ
WBSZ (93.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a " "New Country" format, licensed to Ashland, Wisconsin, United States. The station is currently owned by Heartland Communications Group, LLC, and features programming from ABC Radio and Westwood One Westwood One is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media. The company syndicates talk, music, and sports programming. The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1978. The compan .... It serves Ashland and Bayfield counties. Its studios and transmitter are located at 2320 Ellis Avenue in Ashland, along with its sister stations. References External linksWBSZ-FM* BSZ Country radio stations in the United States {{Wisconsin-radio-station-stub ...
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WJJH
WJJH (96.7 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a classic rock format as "Real Rock J96." Licensed to Ashland, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by Heartland Communications Group, LLC, and features programming from ABC Radio, CBS Radio and Westwood One. It serves Ashland and Bayfield counties. Studio and transmitter are located at 2320 Ellis Avenue in Ashland, with its local sister stations. History The station was assigned call sign WATW-FM on December 6, 1982. On January 16, 1985, the station changed its call sign to the current WJJH. Prior to the July 2017 change to classic rock, its previous format was active rock, and before the 2010 change to active rock, its previous format was satellite-based classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through th ...
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WNXR
WNXR (107.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Iron River, Wisconsin, the station is currently owned by Heartland Comm. License, LLC, and features programming from Westwood One. It serves Ashland and Bayfield counties, and has a rimshot signal to the Duluth area. The studios are at 2320 Ellis Avenue in Ashland. The transmitter site is on Spider Lake Road, south of Iron River, Wisconsin Iron River is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,123 at the 2010 census. The census-designated place of Iron River is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Topside is also located in the town .... References External links * NXR {{Wisconsin-radio-station-stub ...
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Eagle River, Wisconsin
Eagle River is a city in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Vilas County. Because of the many lakes in the area, the city is a popular vacation and retirement destination. The area contains many condominiums, seasonal vacation homes, and hunting cabins. History Origins Eagle River was the site of the first permanent Indian settlement in the Wisconsin Northwoods, located on the shores of Watersmeet Lake where the Wisconsin River and Chain O' Lakes meet. These early Indians, who were called Old Copper Indians, were succeeded by the Woodland Indians from 2,600 B.C. to 800 A.D. These Indians were probably the ancestors of the Chippewa, Potawatomi, and Menominee. Founding The first recorded white settler in what became Vilas County was a man named Ashman who established a trading post in Lac du Flambeau in 1818.
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WERL (AM)
Werl (; Westphalian: ''Wiärl'') is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Werl is easily accessible because it is located between the Sauerland, Münsterland, and the Ruhr Area. The Hellweg road runs through the city, as Werl is a part of the fertile Bördelandschaft of the Werl–Unnaer Börde. Neighbouring municipalities Division of the town Werl consists of the following districts: * Blumenthal (48 inhabitants) * Budberg (596 inhabitants) * Büderich (3107 inhabitants) * Hilbeck (1339 inhabitants) * Holtum (1049 inhabitants) * Mawicke (521 inhabitants) * Niederbergstraße (210 inhabitants) * Oberbergstraße (363 inhabitants) * Sönnern (870 inhabitants) * Westönnen (2665 inhabitants) * Werl (22151 inhabitants) History Werl was a member of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages and since 1661 has had a statue of the Virgin Mary, making it a place of pilgrimage. Today this relic is in the Wallfahrtsbasilika and is l ...
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WRJO
WRJO (94.5 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits radio format, music format. Licensed to Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States. The station is currently owned by Heartland Communications Group LLC. History The station went on the air in 1971 as WERL-FM. On 1985-04-05, the station changed its call sign to the current WRJO. The WERL call sign remains on its AM station at 950 kHz. WERL was a reference to "Werl (as in "Whirl")-Wide Radio", taken from its early logo in the 1960s and 70s. Before the oldies format, WRJO held a country music format with the nickname "Eagle Country". WRJO became affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network taking the affiliation away from sister station WNWX "Mix 96" in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Rhinelander. References External links

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Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Rhinelander is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, Wisconsin, Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,285 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The area that eventually became the city of Rhinelander was originally called Pelican Rapids by early settlers, named for the stretch of rapids just above the convergence of the Wisconsin and Pelican Rivers. Around 1870, Anderson W. Brown of Stevens Point and Anson P. Vaughn traveled up the Wisconsin River to cruise timber for Brown's father, E. D. Brown. Upon arriving at the meeting point of the Wisconsin and Pelican Rivers at the site of John Curran's trading post, and seeing the high banks along the rapids and the excellent pine stands, Anderson Brown envisioned a mill town with a lumber mill powered by the waters of the Wisconsin River. Brown's vision did not come to fruition for some years, but after subsequent expeditions with others, including his brother and Rhinelander's first m ...
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WCYE
WCYE (93.7 FM, "Coyote 93.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Three Lakes, Wisconsin, United States. The station is owned by Jim and Diane Coursolle's Heartland Communications Group and the broadcast license is held by Heartland Comm. License, LLC. The station shares studios with WNWX WRJO and WERL on North Railroad Street in Eagle River, and its transmitter is located along Thunder Lake Road between Sugar Camp and Three Lakes. WCYE broadcasts a country music format. The station was assigned the call sign WCYE by the Federal Communications Commission on March 13, 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; .... References External linksOfficial Website* CYE Country radio stations in the United States Oneida County, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-radio-statio ...
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WNWX
WNWX (96.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The station is owned by Heartland Communications Group, through licensee Heartland Comm. License, LLC. It airs a hot adult contemporary format. WNWX shares studios with its sister station WCYE on West Davenport Street in Downtown Rhinelander, and has transmitter facilities in Starks alongside NBC station WJFW-TV (channel 12). The station was assigned the call sign WHOH by the Federal Communications Commission on August 31, 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather .... The station changed its call sign to WNWX on April 1, 2019. References External linksOfficial Website*FCC Public Inspection File for WNWX NWX Radio stations established in 2014 2014 establishments in the U ...
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