{{Infobox radio station
| name = W256CZ
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| city = [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]]
| area = Wausau-Stevens Point (Central Wisconsin), WI
| branding =
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| frequency = 99.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| translator =
| repeater =
| airdate = September 30, 1997
| last airdate =
| format = [[NPR News & Ideas]]
| language = English
| power =
| erp = 250 watts
| haat =
| class = D
| facility_id = 86309
| coordinates = {{coord|44.5269|-89.6253|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
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| licensee = State Of Wisconsin - Educational Communications Board
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| website = [http://www.wpr.org/ideas-network/daily] wpr.org
}}

'''W256CZ''' is an American ([[FM Translator|FM translator]]) [[radio station]] licensed by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] to serve the community of [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]] on the frequency of 99.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]] . The station license is assigned to State Of Wisconsin - Educational Communications Board. W256CZ-FX) airs a [[NPR News & Ideas]] format.

The [[FCC]] first licensed this station to begin operations on September 30, 1997 using callsign W275-AF.

The station has held the W256CZ callsign since June 23, 2016.<ref name="fcccsh">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History|url= http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=86309&Callsign=W256CZ |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref>
==Call signs used at this station==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! As Of
! Call Sign
|-
||| 970314TE ||
|-
|September 30, 1997|| W275AF ||
|-
|October 18, 2011|| W272CN ||
|-
|June 23, 2016|| W256CZ ||
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.wpr.org/ideas-network/daily wpr.org] Official W256CZ Website
* FCC Public Inspection File online [https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/fm-profile/w256cz]
* {{ FX station data|W256CZ}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1997]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Wisconsin]]
[[Category: Radio stations in the United States]]
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