WYKX (104.7 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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. Licensed to

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, it first began broadcasting in 1977 under the WFNN call sign that call sign today is used at a

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. It is locally owned and operated by Todd Mohr, through licensee Aurora Media, LLC, along with adult standards sister station

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680 AM. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, WFNN was "Fun 104," an automated

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station. Most programming was separate from WDBC, with a few exceptions including simulcasts of

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. Following the debut of

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in 1982, the station switched to its current calls and format. WYKX belongs to the

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radio network and broadcasts every regular season home and away game for the central UP. The broadcast range is from

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to Marquette and Iron Mountain to Manistique. It can also be heard across

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in parts of northern Lower Michigan, around Leland and Frankfort. The Morning Show is hosted weekdays from 6-10 A.M. with Arthur Wyman.

Sources

Michiguide.com - WYKX History

External links

* YKX Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1977 {{Michigan-radio-station-stub