WDRK

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WDRK
WDRK logo
City of license Cornell, Wisconsin
Broadcast area Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Branding 99.9 The Carp
Slogan "If It Rocks, It's 99.9 The Carp"
Frequency 99.9 FM (MHz)
First air date August 2001
Format Commercial; Active rock
ERP 25,000 Watts
Class C3
Owner Maverick Media
Website http://www.thecarprocks.com/

WDRK (99.9 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 Bloomer, Wisconsin.

[edit] History

WDRK was initially licensed to Lawrence Busse. Central Communications purchased the license from Busse in 2001. WDRK started with an 80's music format when it signed-on in mid-August 2001, then officially debuted itself on August 20, 2001, as "99.9 The Carp" with a new rock format.

WDRK and sister stations WAXX-FM, WAYY-AM WIAL-FM, WEAQ-AM & WECL-FM were sold to Maverick Media, LLC in 2003.

WDRK began broadcasting live 24 hours a day on the Internet in April, 2006. The station's URL changed from 999thecarponline.com to thecarprocks.com in 2006.

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