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Michigan Radio Network
The Michigan Radio Network (or MRN) was a satellite-distributed news service that provides actualities, newscasts, and talk shows to affiliates in Michigan. It was most recently owned by Learfield Communications and had headquarters in Lansing, Michigan. Over the years MRN had been around in various forms and names, and is a sister network to the Michigan Farm Radio Network. History The Michigan Radio Network can trace its roots to the Michigan Regional Network, the first radio network in Michigan. The modern incarnation of the Michigan Radio Network began in 1970 with the formation of the Michigan Farm Radio Network (MFRN) in Milan. The network that came to be known as the Michigan Radio Network was first called the ''Michigan News Network'' (MNN). The MFRN and MNN were owned by a company called the Great Lakes Radio group, headed up by Jim Rayl. The Michigan News Network split from the Great Lakes Radio group in the 1980s and moved to Caro. The MNN was bought by former Det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAKV
WAKV ( 980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Otsego, Michigan Otsego is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,956 at the 2010 census. The city is within Otsego Township, but is administratively autonomous. Otsego is situated on M-89 about three miles (5 km) we ..., it first began broadcasting in 1958 with the WDMC call sign. In February 2021, WAKV changed their format from adult standards/oldies to classic country, branded as "98.9 Jethro FM". Radioinsight - July 31, 2022 Previous logo References External links * * * * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WDMJ
WDMJ (1320 AM) is a news/talk radio station licensed to Marquette, Michigan, with a power output of 5,000 watts during the day and 135 watts at night, covering much of Marquette County, Michigan. It is the oldest continuously operating radio station serving Marquette County. The station is owned by AMC Partners, LLC, doing business as the ''Radio Results Network'' and broadcasts from studios on Ridge Street in West Marquette. History WDMJ has been broadcasting for several decades and was originally owned by ''The Mining Journal'', Marquette's daily newspaper (with DMJ standing for Daily Mining Journal). It began broadcasting in 1931 as Marquette's first radio station with the call sign WBEO, later changing to WDMJ. On May 11, 2020, a fire broke out at the WDMJ transmitter site.The station requested a Special Temporary Authority (STA) from the Federal Communications Commission to use a temporary long wire antenna and to reduce operations to 100 watts. WDMJ's programming was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WDBC
WDBC (680 AM) is a radio station licensed to Escanaba, Michigan broadcasting a full-service format featuring news, talk and adult contemporary music. WDBC is Upper Michigan's most powerful AM radio station in terms of signal strength; its 10,000-watt daytime signal can be heard from Iron River in the west to St. Ignace in the east, and as far away as Green Bay, Wisconsin and Manistee, Michigan. On November 17, 2016, WDBC was granted a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to decrease day power to 6,000 watts. FM Translator WDBC has broadcast a variety of popular music formats over the years. In the 1970s it was a Top 40 music station and an affiliate of Casey Kasem's American Top 40 countdown show. In the 1980s and into the early 1990s, the station played Adult contemporary music. The station later went oldies and then standards, using the Music of Your Life format and then Jones Radio Networks' Jones Standards. On September 30, 2008, Jones Radio Network dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCSY-FM
WCSY-FM (103.7 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to South Haven, Michigan, the station serves the Benton Harbor-Saint Joseph area. WCSY-FM has filed a construction permit to move its community of license from Hartford, Michigan to South Haven, Michigan; it was granted in February 2008. On January 7, 2008, the station changed its branding to "103.7 Cosy-FM". The WCSY call letters were moved to the 103.7 FM frequency from 98.3 on January 17, 2008, which in turn changed call letters to WCXT WCXT (98.3 FM, "The Coast") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format, serving the southwestern Michigan area. WCXT is licensed to Hartford, Michigan and focuses on the cities of St. Joseph, Benton Harbor and South Haven. The ...-FM. The call sign was modified to "WCSY-FM" on November 10, 2008. Old logo SourcesMichiguide.com - WCSY-FM History External links * * CSY-FM Classic hits radio stations in the United States Radio stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCCY
WCCY (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Houghton, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1929. It is currently owned by the Houghton Community Broadcasting Corporation. The studios are at 313 E. Montezuma, Houghton. It shares this location with its sister stations, WOLV and WHKB WHKB (102.3 FM, "K-Bear 102") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. The studios are at 313 E. Montezuma, Houghton. It shares this location with its sister stations, WOLV and WCCY. Licensed to Houghton, Michigan Houghton .... History On June 16, 2017 at 3 pm, WCCY changed their format from adult standards to CHR, branded as "99.3 The Lift". Radioinsight - June 16, 2017 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCCW-FM
WCCW-FM (107.5 MHz) is an FM radio station in Traverse City, Michigan, United States. The station is owned by the Midwestern Broadcasting group, which to this day includes the family members of its original partners from the early 1940s, the Biedermans, Kikers and McClays. Midwestern, parent company of WTCM and WTCM-FM, acquired its long-time "local competitor" WCCW in 1996. History Early years WCCW-AM, whose call letters stand for "Cherry Capitol of the World", signed on in 1960 under the ownership of John Anderson, a former Midwestern employee who ventured out on his own with contemporary ideas and skills learned working for Midwestern as a salesman in the 1950s. On November 1, 1967, WCCW added an FM sister at 92.1, which broadcast with 6,000 watts. It was Traverse City's first late night broadcast signal, as both WTCM and WLDR-FM signed off at 11 p.m. This FM originally had an automated beautiful music format. In the beginning, WCCW was an MOR-formatted station, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCBY
WCBY (1240 AM and W264CF 100.7 FM) is a radio station in Cheboygan, Michigan, broadcasting a classic country format delivered by Westwood One "Big Country Gold" is the slogan, which plays off sister country FM WMKC 102.9 known as "Big Country - 102-9". WCBY is owned by Black Diamond Broadcast Holdings, LLC. The station began broadcasting in 1954 as a 250-watt station under the ownership of Straits Broadcasting. For over a quarter-century the station featured a full-service format featuring popular music which was chiefly MOR in nature but included some Top 40 fare to appeal to younger listeners after school hours. An FM sister, 25,000-watt WCBY-FM at 105.1, was added in 1968 and aired a beautiful music format. WCBY-AM/FM were sold in 1981 to Fabiano-Strickler Communications, which implemented format changes at both AM and FM, changing the AM to country music and the FM to Top 40, eventually changing the FM's call letters to WQLZ and boosting its power to 100,000 watts. In 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBRN (AM)
WBRN (1460 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Big Rapids, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1953. WBRN formerly rebroadcast on FM translator W299BE at 107.7 MHz in Big Rapids, which made WBRN the first AM station in Michigan to add an FM translator. The March 2008 addition of W299BE had formerly simulcast sister station WYBR; it now carries WWBR. WBRN carries a mostly syndicated talk radio format affiliated with the Premiere Networks talk lineup on weekdays (''Michigan's Big Show with Michael Patrick Shiels'', ''The Rush Limbaugh Show'', ''The Sean Hannity Show'' and ''Coast to Coast AM'') and Fox News Radio Fox News Radio is an American radio network owned by Fox News. It is syndicated to over 500 AM and FM radio stations across the United States. It also supplies programming for three channels on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. History In 2003, ... on weekends. References SourcesMichiguide.com - WBRN History Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |