WIAL

Infobox Radio Station
name = WIAL


city = Eau Claire, Wisconsin
area =
branding = "I-94"
slogan = "Today's Best Variety"
erp = 84,000 watts
class = C1
frequency = 94.1 FM (MHz)
format = Commercial; Hot AC
owner = Maverick Media
website = http://www.i94online.com/

WIAL (94.1 FM) is a radio station in the Eau Claire area of Wisconsin, with its studio/offices located in Altoona, Wisconsin. Its transmitter is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

History

WIAL began as an easy listening station. On November 1, 1982, WIAL switched formats to become pop, in the wake of the transition of pop/rock formats from AM to FM stations, and debuted the name "I-94" after Interstate 94 which runs along the south and west side of Eau Claire. It currently airs an Adult Contemporary format, with Curt St. John and Sue Kelly ("The Morning I-Opener") in the morning, Sue Kelly middays, Luc Anthony afternoons, and the syndicated John Tesh Radio Show evenings.

WIAL, along with sister stations WEAQ-AM & WECL-FM, were sold to Central Communications (consisting of WAXX-FM & WAYY-AM) in 1996, and moved to the Central studios in Altoona, WI. The five stations, along with new sister stations WDRK-FM, were sold to Maverick Media, LLC, in 2003.

WIAL switched to a Hot Adult Contemporary format in March, 2003, and unveiled their current logo soon afterwards.

Logo gallery

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