WHAD is a non-commercial

Non-commercial

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 radio station licensed to Delafield, Wisconsin

Delafield, Wisconsin

Delafield is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, along the Bark River, and a suburb of Milwaukee. The population was 6,472 at the 2000 census....

, and serving the Milwaukee

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...

 metropolitan area, transmitting from south of Delafield. They are part of Wisconsin Public Radio

Wisconsin Public Radio

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 (WPR), and air WPR's "Ideas Network", consisting of news

News

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 and talk

Talk radio

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 programming. Like nearby WUWM

WUWM

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...

 (which serves Milwaukee proper), the station airs BBC World Service

BBC World Service

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 in the overnight hours.

The station's transmitter is located almost halfway between Milwaukee and Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

, thus providing some coverage to eastern portions of Madison. Due to this, however, other stations, such as WRST

WRST-FM

WRST-FM licensed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is the student managed radio station located at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.- History :...

 Oshkosh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...

 and Sheboygan

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

-Airport:Sheboygan is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, which is located several miles from the city.-Roads:Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S...

's WSHS, provide Ideas Network service to the northern part of the nine-county Milwaukee market area.

External links

• Wisconsin Public Radio