WHWC-FM (Menomonie, WI)

WHWC (FM) is a radio station based in Menomonie, Wisconsin, catering to the Eau Claire community. It is affiliated with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and features the "Ideas Network," which includes a mix of news and talk shows. Additionally, WHWC provides local news and programming produced from the Wisconsin Public Broadcasting regional hub located in Eau Claire.

Local

English

Radio

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#67899

United States

#14275

Arts and Entertainment/Music

#153

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Local leaders see data centers as revenue boon, but critics say subsidy programs undermine those efforts

1 day ago | wpr.org | Joe Schulz

WPR reporters are diving into the development of data centers around Wisconsin and the impacts they could have on the communities where they're being built and the state as a whole. This story is part three in a four-part series. Two decades ago, the city of Port Washington was home to manufacturers whose operations provided plenty of well-paying, blue-collar jobs. Its property tax burden was balanced between businesses and residents.
Grand jury indicts Milwaukee County judge after prosecutors allege she helped a man evade ICE

1 day ago | wpr.org | Sarah Lehr

A federal grand jury indicted Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan Tuesday after determining there was probable cause to bring charges against her in a pending case. Prosecutors allege she broke federal law by helping a man evade immigration enforcement last month. She's charged in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin with obstructing or impeding a proceeding, a felony, and concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest, a misdemeanor.
New nuclear generation eyed for shuttered Kewaunee County plant site

1 day ago | wpr.org | Joe Schulz

The owner of a shuttered nuclear power plant in northeast Wisconsin is working with the state's largest utility company to explore the potential for bringing new nuclear energy generation to the site. Utah-based nuclear company EnergySolutions owns the Kewaunee Power Station in Kewaunee County. The company announced Tuesday that it is working with WEC Energy Group, the parent company of We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, on the effort.
Federal cuts threaten Wisconsin farm safety center for children, rural communities

2 days ago | wpr.org | Hope Kirwan

A Wisconsin-based research center focused on improving the health and safety of farmers and their children is under "existential threat" due to federal funding cuts. The National Farm Medicine Center at the Marshfield Clinic Health System researches the causes of farm injuries and fatalities and provides education to rural communities both in Wisconsin and around the country.
New adult football team in Wausau aims to build community through competition

2 days ago | wpr.org | Shereen Siewert

A new football team in central Wisconsin is giving adults a second shot at the gridiron - along with a strong sense of purpose, belonging and community. The Wisconsin River Muskies, a nonprofit adult amateur football team based in Wausau, is preparing for its inaugural season this year. The organization is the brainchild of D.J. Berens, a Wausau native who fell in love with the model of minor professional football while living and working in Texas.
Deadly Milwaukee apartment fire displaces about 100 people

2 days ago | wpr.org | Evan Casey

Eddie Edwards was getting ready for work Sunday morning when he heard the sound of glass shattering. "All I could hear was glass breaking, nothing but glass breaking," Edwards said. "Then I just hear people screaming, 'You got to get out of the building.'" After smoke billowed into his apartment when he opened his front door, he told his 16-year-old daughter and his girlfriend that they would have to climb down the back balcony. "I said, 'We got to go out the balcony way,'" he said.
Federal funding cuts coincide with Wisconsin state budget plans

2 days ago | wpr.org | Anya van Wagtendonk

As the Trump White House looks to reduce federal spending, Wisconsin lawmakers have begun the process of writing the state budget. State Republicans who hold the powerful Joint Finance Committee, which writes Wisconsin's biennial budget, say they're not worried about national uncertainty. In an appearance on WISN-TV over the weekend, Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, said the budget committee navigates changes in federal funding all the time. "They've made changes in previous budgets.
Milwaukee business community donates $500K for MPS to address independent audit findings

2 days ago | wpr.org | Corrinne Hess

Milwaukee's business community announced a more than $500,000 commitment Monday to help its public school district address several recommendations from independent auditors. The MPS Superintendent Leader Impact Fund is a fundraising effort set up by the Greater Milwaukee Committee.
Wisconsin coffee roaster warns of price hikes amid tariff uncertainty

3 days ago | wpr.org | Trevor Hook

One of the owners of a Wisconsin coffee shop chain says the swirling uncertainty over tariffs is putting a strain on coffee shops and growers alike - and may force them to raise prices. TJ Semanchin is a co-owner of Wonderstate Coffee, a Viroqua-based company with four locations throughout Wisconsin. He told WPR's " Wisconsin Today " that recently-imposed tariffs from the Trump administration could spike the price the company pays for beans from countries like Nicaragua by as much as 28 percent.
Most Great Lakes face below-normal water levels after reaching lows not seen in over a decade

3 days ago | wpr.org | Danielle Kaeding

Water levels on most of the Great Lakes are below their long-term average for this time of year as they've fallen to levels not seen in more than a decade. Lakes Michigan, Huron, Superior and Ontario are about 4 to 6 inches below the long-term average for May. Lake Erie is the only lake that remains above normal, but it could fall below average later this summer. Keith Kompoltowicz is the chief of hydraulics and hydrology for the Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.