WNWC-FM (102.5

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, "Life 102.5") is an American

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broadcasting a

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music format. Licensed to

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, United States, "Life 102.5" has an AM

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, "Faith 1190" ( WNWC), that broadcasts programs on Christian faith. Both stations are currently owned by

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and run by

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, a ministry of UNWSP. WNWC transmits from a tower in Elver Park on Madison's Southwest Side.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WNWC-FM is relayed by an additional 2

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s to widen its coverage area.

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* * Radio stations established in 1959 Christian adult contemporary radio stations in the United States 1959 establishments in Wisconsin NWC-FM {{Christian-radio-station-stub