WAUK

WAUK
Broadcast areaMilwaukee metropolitan area
Frequency540 kHz
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Ownership
Owner
WISS, WRJN, WMDX, WZTI
History
First air date
May 1, 1964 (1964-05-01)
Former call signs
  • WYLO (1964–1995)
  • WZER (1995–2001)
  • WYLO (2001)
  • WRRD (2001–2008)
Call sign meaning
Waukesha (city of license for the 101.1 translator and the original WAUK at 1510 AM)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10824
ClassB
Power400 watts
Transmitter coordinates
43°20′0″N 88°9′10″W / 43.33333°N 88.15278°W / 43.33333; -88.15278
Translators100.3 W262CJ (Milwaukee)
101.1 W266DR (Waukesha)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewaukradio.com

WAUK (540 AM) is a News/Talk radio station licensed to Jackson, Wisconsin, and serving the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Branded 540 WAUK and 100.3 FM, the station's studios and offices are in Racine.

The station is owned and operated by Civic Media with locally programmed news and talk programming. WAUK shares some of its programming with Madison-based WMDX with programming throughout the day live and locally based from studios at both stations.