WUWM
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| Broadcast area | Greater Milwaukee |
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| Frequency | 89.7 MHz |
| Branding | Milwaukee's NPR |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public Radio and talk |
| Affiliations | NPR Public Radio International American Public Media BBC World Service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | September 24, 1964 |
Call sign meaning | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4285 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 13,500 watts |
| HAAT | 289 meters (948 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°05′26″N 87°53′50″W / 43.09056°N 87.89722°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wuwm.com |
WUWM (89.7 FM, "Milwaukee's NPR") is a non-commercial radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee with the license held by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. A unit of the UW-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science, the station's studios and offices are on the seventh floor of Chase Tower on Wisconsin Avenue near Water Street in Downtown Milwaukee.
WUWM is a Class B FM station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 13,500 watts. The transmitter is atop the WITI TV Tower in Shorewood.