WAUC Knowpia

WAUC
Wauchula, Florida;
Broadcast area	Sebring area
Frequency	1310 kHz
Branding	Real Country 102.1 The Outlaw; (translator frequency)
Programming
Format	Real Country
Ownership
Owner	Hardee Broadcasting LLC
History
First air date	May 19, 1958
Call sign meaning	City of origin; WAUChula
Technical information
Facility ID	40387
Class	B
Power	5000 watts day; 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	27°31′48.00″N 81°49′0.00″W / 27.5300000°N 81.8166667°W
Translator(s)	102.1 MHz W271DH (Wauchula)
Links
Webcast	TuneIn; Streema;
Website	1021theoutlaw.com

WAUC (AM 1310) and (FM 102.1) is a radio station broadcasting a Real Country format. Licensed to Wauchula, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Heartland, includes the Hardee, Desoto and Highlands County areas, along with radio listeners in nearby Polk County and online listeners worldwide.

On August 22, 2019, WAUC began simulcasting on FM translator W271DH on frequency 102.1.

Programming edit

WAUC's 24-hour programming lineup blends country music from the 1970s to the 2010s, and features artists such as Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Chris Stapleton, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Kenny Rogers, Charley Pride, Jo Dee Messina, and more. The station also broadcasts several original live shows alongside syndicated programming.^[1]

The original logo of WAUC 1310 AM, before the slogan was introduced.

Translators edit

Broadcast translator for WAUC (Main Programming)
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W271DH	102.1 FM	Wauchula, Florida	202801	250	135 m (443 ft)	D	LMS

Promotions edit

Starting in 2017, the station helped to strengthen a campaign to revitalize the annual Pioneer Park days events that drew income to the local Hardee County and Heartland Florida areas. WAUC now remotely broadcasts from various community events throughout the Heartland.

In popular culture edit

WAUC are the call letters used for the local television station depicted in the Academy Award-winning film Rocky. Real-life news anchor/reporter Diana Lewis interviews lead character Rocky Balboa in a refrigerated meat locker operated by the fictitious Shamrock Meats Inc.^[2]

References edit

^ "Shows | 102.1 The Outlaw WAUC | Real Country". 1021theoutlaw. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
^ Movieclips (2014-02-19), Rocky (6/10) Movie CLIP - The Meat Locker (1976) HD, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-06-04