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WJMS
WJMS (590 AM, "US 59") is a radio station broadcasting a full-service format of classic country music and talk. Licensed to Ironwood, Michigan Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, about south of Lake Superior. The city is on US Highway 2 across the Montreal River from Hurley, Wisconsin. It is the westernmost city in Michigan, ..., it first began broadcasting November 3, 1931 with 100 W power. It was called "The Voice of the Iron Range." References SourcesMichiguide.com - WJMS History External links * * JMS Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1931 {{Michigan-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIMI
WIMI (99.7 FM, "The Storm") is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Rock format. Licensed to Ironwood, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1974, with its signal covering most of the western Upper Peninsula and the extreme northern portion of Wisconsin; because of the effects of tropospheric ducting, it is also easily heard across Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota to the point that in 2017, it asked the FCC to move a recently launched VCY America translator on 99.7 in Duluth to move dial positions due to crossover interference (it moved to 97.7). History After years as a construction permit (including briefly being WJMS-FM), WIMI went on the air Thursday, November 13, 1975. Initially, the station ran Drake-Chenault's "Hitparade" format (later Contempo 300); the station used Drake programming well into the 1980s and eventually morphed into an adult hits format. In 2017, the station switched from a variety of AC formats to all classic rock. Local personalities include Bill S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ironwood, Michigan
Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, about south of Lake Superior. The city is on US Highway 2 across the Montreal River from Hurley, Wisconsin. It is the westernmost city in Michigan, situated on the same line of longitude (90.2 degrees West) as Clinton, Iowa and St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 5,045 at the 2020 census, down from 5,387 at the 2010 census. The city is bordered by Ironwood Township to the north, but the two are administered automously. While originally an iron mining town, the area is now known for its downhill skiing resorts, including Big Powderhorn, Black River, Snow River, Mount Zion and Whitecap as well as its cross country skiing at the Wolverine Nordic Trail System and the ABR Nordic Center. Ironwood is home of the "World's Tallest Indian," a fiberglass statue of tribal leader Hiawatha. History Ironwood was settled in the spring of 1885. The town was incorporated as a village in 1887 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 In Radio
The year 1931 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history. Events *8 January – In Hamburg, Germany, Nordische Rundfunk AG (NORAG) moves to new purpose-built headquarters at Rothenbaumchaussee 132. *1 February – In Belgium the Institut National de Radiodiffusion / Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio-omroep (INR/NIR) begins broadcasting. *21 March – In Switzerland the Société suisse de radiodiffusion (SSR) is founded, bringing together the five regional radio stations already in existence (in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, and Zürich) under the supervision of the Federal Department of Posts and Railways. *23 April – Inauguration of the Swiss national medium-wave transmitter at Sottens by the French-language Société Romande de Radiophonie ( SRR) and Radio-Genève. *30 April – In France the Poste Colonial (also known as "Radio Coloniale") begins broadcasting to the French colonies from a shortwave transmitter at Pontoise. *1 May – The Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WKMJ-FM
WKMJ-FM (93.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format, licensed to Hancock, Michigan. Mix 93 airs Westwood One's Hot AC format with a local morning drive show during the day on weekdays. Mix93 is also the exclusive radio voice of the Michigan Tech Huskies, covering all home and away hockey, football, and basketball games, as well as select volleyball games. Dirk Hembroff currently serves as the "Voice of the Huskies," and is in his seventh year as the radio play-by-play commentator for Huskies Hockey. In addition to covering games, Mix93 also airs a program entitled "Huskies Drive Time," a half hour of programming dedicated to Michigan Tech Huskies sports, including game highlights, coach interviews, and discussion. History The station was known as "Z93" WZRK with a CHR format throughout the 1980s, and has programmed a variety of formats since, including oldies and contemporary Christian music. WKMJ, along with its sister station, WMPL-AM, were purcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMPL
WMPL (920 AM, ''Wimple'') is a radio station located in Hancock, Michigan which broadcasts a talk radio format during the day and a sports radio Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often- boisterous on ... format at night. WMPL also carries broadcasts of local high school football, basketball, and hockey games. ReferencesMichiguide.com - WMPL History External links * * MPL News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1957 {{Michigan-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WUPY
WUPY 101.1 FM (also called "Y-101") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format in Ontonagon, Michigan, where it is licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. The station is owned by J & J Broadcasting. The studios are at 622 River St, downtown Ontonagon. The transmitter site is south on Route 45, near Rockland, Michigan. Programming WUPY exclusively airs a country music format, including all genere artists dating as far back as the 1930s. The station includes regular weekly and daily programs. the station features local talent programs including: "The Jan Tucker Show", "The Jerry Schnieder Polka Show", "zMax Racing Country" and "Deer Hunters Round-Up" (during the local deer hunting season). Following typical country music station schedule formatting, WUPY also include church service program broadcasting (often live) on Sundays, typically from 7 am to 11 am EST. In support of the local community, WUPY typically broadcasts coverage of high school sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Stations In Michigan
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Michigan, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations Defunct * W8XWJ References {{Navboxes , title = Michigan radio station regional navigation boxes , list = {{Alpena Radio {{Ann Arbor Radio {{Battle Creek Radio {{Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Radio {{Detroit Radio {{Flint Radio {{Grand Rapids Radio {{Houghton Radio {{Iron Mountain Radio {{Kalamazoo Radio {{Lansing-East Lansing Radio {{Ludington-Manistee Radio {{Marquette Radio {{Muskegon Radio {{Central Michigan Radio {{Saginaw-Bay City-Midland Radio {{Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Radio {{South Central Michigan Radio {{Thumb Radio {{Traverse City-Petoskey Radio Michigan Radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic Country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades. Repertoire The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden Age, including Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Kitty Wells, Charley Pride, Tammy Wynette, and Johnny Cash. Including some pre-1980s music, latter-day Golden Age stars and innovators Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Paycheck, Kenny Rogers, Emmylou Harris, and Merle Haggard, along with English and Spanglish language songs from 1960s to 2000s Tejano and New Mexico music artists like Freddy Fender, Johnny Rodriguez, Little Joe, Freddie Brown, and Al Hurricane. It can also include recurrent 1980s to 2000s hits from neotraditional country and honky-tonk artists such as George Strait, Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, and Randy Travis. History The format resulted largely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James Watt (1736–1819), an 18th-century Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved the Newcomen engine with his own steam engine in 1776. Watt's invention was fundamental for the Industrial Revolution. Overview When an object's velocity is held constant at one metre per second against a constant opposing force of one newton, the rate at which work is done is one watt. : \mathrm In terms of electromagnetism, one watt is the rate at which electrical work is performed when a current of one ampere (A) flows across an electrical potential difference of one volt (V), meaning the watt is equivalent to the volt-ampere (the latter unit, however, is used for a different quantity from the real power of an electrical circuit). : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is an American broadcasting company and is the third largest owner and operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States behind Audacy and iHeartMedia. As of June 2019, Cumulus lists ownership of 428 stations in 87 media markets. It also owns and operates Westwood One. Its headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. Its subsidiaries include Cumulus Broadcasting LLC, Cumulus Licensing LLC and Broadcast Software International Inc. Company history Origins Cumulus Media was established in August 1998 by radio consultant Lewis Dickey Jr. and media and technology entrepreneur Richard Weening. The Telecommunications Act of 1996, among other legislation, relaxed media ownership restrictions, allowing a single owner to possess or control an unprecedented number of radio stations per market and nationwide. Dickey, then a nationally known radio programming consultant, was acting as a consultant to a small radio group in which Weening had a personal investme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Country
Real Country is a 24-hour radio format produced by Westwood One. Real Country is marketed at the demographic of men aged 35 to 64. Its programming consists of a fairly broad playlist of "Today's Stars and the Legends." Classic country is the station's primary core, with frequent airplay of artists such as George Jones and Johnny Cash, while the station also plays newer hits, particularly by established neotraditional country artists such as George Strait and Alan Jackson. More contemporary artists can be heard on Westwood One's other country format, Best Country Today. Its direct competitor was " True Country" by Dial Global. "Real Country" was established in 1988 as a partnership between Satellite Music Network and radio station owner and country music legend Buck Owens, with operations based at Owens-owned KCWW (now KQFN) in Tempe, Arizona. SMN and Owens sold the station and network to The Walt Disney Company in 1998, who operated the network as part of the ABC Radio Networks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
