Civic Media closed on its purchase of two stations in the Oshkosh area on Monday, Oct. 3, and has launched its Liberal Talk lineup on the stations.
A news release says WISS/1100 (Berlin) and W252DR/98.3 (Oshkosh) are now “Oshkosh Air Support: News, Talk, Brewers.”
W252DR’s 250-Watt signal reaches the Oshkosh area while WISS is a daytime-only station, using 1.6kW for the two hours after sunrise and before sunset and 2.5kW during the midday hours.
Civic Media has been on a buying spree since its first station purchase in July and has also launched a Liberal Talk lineup on AM stations and FM translators in Wausau, Wisconsin Rapids, Richland Center, and Amery, joining stations in Madison and Milwaukee. More Liberal talkers are expected in Green Bay, Appleton, and Hayward.
“Hometown radio that centers local communities is the foundation of our model,” said Sage Weil, CEO of Civic Media, said in a news release. “We believe that radio has a crucial role to play in our state by focusing our attention on what is happening here at home, where local and regional issues have an out-sized impact on our lives.”
Weil is Civic Media’s majority owner while Mike Crute, a minority owner, serves as president. Crute hosts the “Devil’s Advocates Radio Show” heard on many of the stations.
The company has also continued to run FM Country formats in several markets.
Previous coverage:
- Civic Media Buys Northern Wisconsin Duo (6/7/23)
- Civic’s Talk Network Launches in Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Racine (6/5/23)
- Civic Media Launches Classic Hits Format on Revived WCFW (6/5/23)
- Civic Media Buys 7 Wis. Radio Signals from Magnum (2/17/23)
- Civic Media Buys Baraboo Stations, Licenses “Max FM” Branding (1/29/23)
- Civic Media Adds Green Bay Signal to Liberal Talk Network (1/18/23)
- Civic Media Buys Madison-Market Station (12/5/22)
- Civic Media Buys Milwaukee-Market Liberal Talker (11/2/22)
- Oshkosh is Latest City to Get Wisconsin Liberal Talk Format (10/6/22)
- Civic Media Continues Buying Spree with NE Wis. Stations (9/23/22)
- Liberal Talk Lineup Launches in Richland Center, Wis. (9/16/22)
- Civic Media Adds Several NW Wis. Stations for Liberal Talk Network (9/13/22)
- FM Station Also Included in Civic Media’s Wisconsin Rapids Purchase (8/2/22)
- Update: Liberal Talk Lineups Launch in Wausau, Wisconsin Rapids (8/1/22)
- New Company Buys More Wisconsin Radio Stations (7/27/22)
- New Radio Company Buys Several Wisconsin Stations (7/13/22)
@CivicMediaUS Expands to the Fox Valley!
— Oshkosh Air Support (@OshAirSupport) October 6, 2022
Civic Media, Inc celebrates its expansion into the Fox Valley with the purchase of WISS 1100 AM 98.3 FM, and the relaunch of the station as Oshkosh Air Support: News, Talk, Brewers.
Full Press Release:https://t.co/VDpCMBpFX8 pic.twitter.com/iqR6qWNb51