WRIT-FM
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| Broadcast area | Greater Milwaukee |
| Frequency | 95.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 95.7 BIG FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WISN, WKKV-FM, WMIL-FM, WOKY, WRNW | |
| History | |
First air date | May 10, 1961 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Heritage calls of what is now separately-owned WJOI, which stand for the phrase "We're it!" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60233 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 34,000 watts |
| HAAT | 186 meters (610 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°05′24″N 87°54′54″W / 43.090°N 87.915°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 957bigfm |
WRIT-FM (95.7 MHz "BIG FM") is a radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It carries a classic hits radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. The rest of the year, WRIT focuses on hits from the 1980s and 1990s, along with a few '60s, '70s and early 2000s titles. WRIT is used as an overflow for sports coverage when there are conflicts on co-owned sports radio station WRNW.
WRIT-FM is a Class B FM station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 34,000 watts. Its transmitter is on West Capitol Drive near North Port Washington Avenue in Glendale. The studios are on Howard Avenue in the Milwaukee suburb of Greenfield.