Press Releases

Madison, WI – (May 12, 2025)  – Civic Media-owned The Recombobulation Area won six awards at the Milwaukee Press Club’s 2024 “Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism” competition. Awards included one gold, four silvers and one bronze honor. All of these awards came in the “Online Exclusively” category.  Since launching in 2019, The Recombobulation Area has won […]

Madison, WI  (May 6, 2025)  – Radio and television station teams from across Wisconsin came together Saturday to celebrate their award-winning work at the 2025 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) Awards Gala. Competition for this year’s awards was strong, with over 1400 award entries. A total of 125 stations participated. Entries were judged by professional broadcasters […]

Baraboo, WI:  (April 15, 2025) – Adult hits radio station 99.7 MAX FM (WRPQ) has returned to downtown Baraboo. The move from 8th Avenue to the new location in the Weichert Great Day Building at 502 Oak Street was recently completed, and the station is now broadcasting live from its new home. New morning personality […]

Madison, WI (April 14, 2025) – Civic Media has announced a new weekday lineup for its network of Wisconsin News/Talk radio stations, including a fresh three-hour morning show. “Mornings with Pat Kreitlow” is Civic Media’s new three-hour network morning show, heard weekday mornings from 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. and anchored by Pat Kreitlow, Founding […]

MADISON, WI – (April 14, 2025) – Civic Media today announced an agreement to acquireradio stations 93.1 The Wave (WRPN AM/FM) in Ripon and 102.3 The Bug (WAUH FM) in Wautoma from Hometown Broadcasting, marking another significant step in the company’s ongoing expansion within Wisconsin. The company intends to hire the existing teams at both […]

Racine, WI – March 24, 2025 – The Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association (WBA) will behonoring WRJN broadcaster Gary Suhr with a Local Broadcast Legend award. Gary willbe recognized along with two other Wisconsin professionals at a keynote lunch in LaCrosse June 19.The award recognizes individuals who work behind the scenes and within theircommunities fulfilling the commitment […]

RACINE, WI – (March 3, 2025) – WRJN Radio (1400 AM and 99.9 FM) will once again be thehome of the Racine Raiders https://racineraiders.com/ professional advancement football teamfor the 2025 season.They own a total of 11 national titles and have more wins than any other professional advancement football team in the United States.Under previous ownership, […]

MADISON, WI – In the company’s first expansion outside Wisconsin, Civic Media, is acquiring WELY-FM 94.5 FM and WELY 1450 AM in Ely, Minnesota from Zoe Communications. The stations have been silent since late 2022 but Civic Media plans to return these historic stations to the air as quickly as possible, pending FCC approval. Civic […]

Madison, Wis–Civic Media has received approval from theFederal Communications Commission to acquire radio stationWHSM, 101.1 FM in Hayward. The growing Wisconsin mediacompany has brought back the popular nickname “Musky 101”and has returned to a country music format, with localinformation, human voices, and local personality.Civic Media CEO Sage Weil said, “We are thrilled to beexpanding our […]

RACINE, WI – (February 25, 2025) – In an exciting move for local journalism, Racine County Eye and Civic Media’s WRJN radio (1400 AM and 99.9 FM) have announced a content-sharing partnership that will reshape how Racine County residents receive their news. Racine County Eye, which has served Southeast Wisconsin since 2013, The digital platform’s […]

Madison, Wis. – Civic Media is pleased to announce the addition of The Recombobulation Area to its growing Wisconsin media network, the first non-radio acquisition since its founding in 2022.   Dan Shafer, founder of The Recombobulation Area and longtime Milwaukee-based journalist, is joining Civic Media as Political Editor. In his new role, he will continue […]

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