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WRRD
WRRD (AM 1510) is a radio station licensed to Waukesha and serving the Milwaukee area. The station currently airs a progressive talk format as of February 1, 2017.
The station is currently owned by Michael Crute (a co-host of one of the programs on station), through licensee New WRRD, LLC. WRRD currently has an FM translator construction permit for W269DL (101.7 MHz).
History.
The 1510 AM frequency originally signed on as WAUX and later was the original home of
frequencies. An FM broadcast began in 1956 when the owners of WLOL purchased WMIN-FM, which had been broadcasting at 99.5 MHz since 1945.
The AM station aired a variety of formats over the years, including Top 40 in the 1950s, country music, and a brief return to Top 40 in 1979 as WRRD, "13 Rock", which prided itself as an anti-disco station. Studio locations after the original Hennepin Avenue address include three downtown Minneapolis locations at 1021 LaSalle Avenue, the Northwestern National