WPRE (980 AM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

broadcasting a

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

format to the

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Prairie du Chien () is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. Its ZIP Code is 53821. Often referred to as Wisconsin's second oldest city, Prairie du Chien was esta ...

, United States, area. WPRE began as a daytime only station, but now broadcasts at night with reduced power. The station is licensed to Robinson Corporation which is owned by David and Jane Robinson. WPRE has an FM sister station at 94.3 MHz. with the call letters

WQPC WQPC (94.3 FM, "Q94 Great Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States, the station is owned by Robinson Corporation and features programming from ABC News Radio ABC ...

(formerly WPRE-FM). The transmitter and broadcast tower are located on the west side of Prairie du Chien next to the

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. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is tall.FCC Antenna Structure Registration database
/ref> On August 30, 2014 WPRE changed their format from oldies (as "Cruisin' 980") to classic hits, branded as "Prairie's Own".

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* * * * PRE Classic hits radio stations in the United States {{Wisconsin-radio-station-stub