WUWM
Encyclopedia
WUWM is a radio station
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. It is owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee College of Letters and Science and licensed to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. The station transmits from the WITI TV Tower
in Shorewood
, and is based on the seventh floor of Chase Tower
in the city's downtown, moving there from facilities in the nearby Shops of Grand Avenue
in mid-January 2010 .
WUWM is a local affiliate for National Public Radio, Public Radio International
, American Public Media
, and also airs BBC World Service
in the overnight hours. WUWM also airs considerable amounts of local programming and also fills airtime with adult album alternative
music. The station's HD Radio
HD2 subchannel consists of an automated
AAA station known as The Deuce.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
. It is owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee College of Letters and Science and licensed to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. The station transmits from the WITI TV Tower
WITI TV Tower
The WITI Tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was completed in August 1962 and was briefly the tallest free-standing tower in the world, rising . For many years, it was the tallest free-standing tower in the United States...
in Shorewood
Shorewood, Wisconsin
Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 13,763 at the 2000 census. Howell Raines of The New York Times said in 1979 that "[t]his maplestudded town on Lake Michigan dotes on its reputation as Milwaukee's most liberal suburb."-Geography:Shorewood is...
, and is based on the seventh floor of Chase Tower
Chase Tower (Milwaukee)
The Chase Tower is a 22-story, high-rise building in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Built in the International style, the building has with a very dark green, almost black, façade. It is located alongside the Milwaukee River....
in the city's downtown, moving there from facilities in the nearby Shops of Grand Avenue
Shops of Grand Avenue
The Shops of Grand Avenue is an urban shopping plaza that spans three city blocks in the downtown neighborhood of Westown in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
in mid-January 2010 .
WUWM is a local affiliate for National Public Radio, Public Radio International
Public Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
, American Public Media
American Public Media
American Public Media is the second largest producer of public radio programs in the United States of America after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and operates radio stations in Minnesota, California, and Florida. Its station brands are Minnesota Public Radio,...
, and also airs BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
in the overnight hours. WUWM also airs considerable amounts of local programming and also fills airtime with adult album alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
music. The station's HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
HD2 subchannel consists of an automated
Automation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
AAA station known as The Deuce.