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| Broadcast area | Greater Milwaukee |
| Frequency | 95.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 95.7 BIG FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WISN, WKKV-FM, WMIL-FM, WOKY, WRNW | |
| History | |
First air date | May 10, 1961 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Heritage calls of what is now separately-owned WJOI, which stand for the phrase "We're it!" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60233 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 34,000 watts |
| HAAT | 186 meters (610 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°05′24″N 87°54′54″W / 43.090°N 87.915°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 957bigfm |
WRIT-FM (95.7 MHz "BIG FM") is a radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It carries a classic hits radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. The rest of the year, WRIT focuses on hits from the 1980s and 1990s, along with a few '60s, '70s and early 2000s titles. WRIT is used as an overflow for sports coverage when there are conflicts on co-owned sports radio station WRNW 97.3 with Wisconsin Badgers football and basketball or Green Bay Packers football.
WRIT-FM is a Class B FM station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 34,000 watts. Its transmitter is on West Capitol Drive near North Port Washington Avenue in Glendale.[2] The studios are on Howard Avenue in the Milwaukee suburb of Greenfield.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRIT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WRIT-FM 95.7 MHz". Radio-Locator. Theodric Technologies. Retrieved December 21, 2023.