WPKR

WPKR

City of license	Omro, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Oshkosh-Fond du Lac
Branding	Nash FM, 99.5 & 104.9
Slogan	"Country for Life"
Frequency	99.5 MHz
First air date	1971 (as WLKE-FM at 99.3)
Format	Country
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	151 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	42093
Callsign meaning	PacKeR Country (former branding)
Former callsigns	WLKE-FM (1971-1975 & 1980-1984) WGGQ (1975-1980 & 1984-1990)
Former frequencies	99.3 MHz (1971-1990)
Owner	Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations	WNAM, WOSH, WVBO, WWWX
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	NashFMWisconsin.com

WPKR (99.5 FM, "Nash FM 99.5 & 104.9") is a country music formatted radio station licensed to Omro, Wisconsin, that serves the Oshkosh and Fond du Lac areas. The station is owned by Cumulus Media. Nash's main competition is WNCY of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

History

From 1971 to July, 1990 WLKE had an FM sister station at 99.3 FM, first known as WLKE-FM, which broadcast an in-house beautiful music format from 1971 to 1976. Then later the call letters were changed to WGGQ (99Q). 99Q was an automated station and played Drake-Chenault top-40 rock format "XT-40" using reel to reel tapes from 1976 to 1981. The call letters were changed back to WLKE-FM from August 1981 to May 1984 and an automated country music was aired. Then in May 1984, the WGGQ call letters were brought back and 99Q was once again back on the air using S.M.N.'s All Hit Radio format (later renamed "The Heat" ) until July 1990.

The AM and FM then had separate ownership after July 1990, and 99.3 moved to 99.5 MHz and changed its city of license from Waupun to Ripon and later to Omro, Wisconsin. The current call letters for 99.5 are WPKR.[3]

External links

• WPKR official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WPKR
• Radio-Locator information on WPKR
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WPKR