WERN
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| Broadcast area | Madison metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 88.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio and talk |
| Subchannels | HD2: WPR Music |
| Network | Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Wisconsin Educational Communications Board |
| WHA | |
| History | |
First air date | March 30, 1947 |
Former call signs | WHA-FM (1947–1974) |
Call sign meaning | "Wisconsin Educational Radio Network" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63030 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 20,500 watts |
| HAAT | 385 meters (1,263 ft) |
| Translators |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wpr.org |
WERN (88.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Madison, Wisconsin, United States, and serving the Madison metropolitan area. It is part of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and the co-flagship of WPR's News Network alongside WHA. The studios are on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Avenue in Madison.
The transmitter is located at the Madison Community Tower, located adjacent to South Pleasant View Road on Madison's southwest side in the Junction Ridge neighborhood. WERN broadcasts using HD Radio technology; its HD-2 digital subchannel carries the WPR Music network and feeds FM translators W213CE (90.5 FM) and W300BM (107.9 FM).