WAKV ( 980 AM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

broadcasting a

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 innov ...

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".Jethro Expands to Kalamazoo
Radioinsight - July 31, 2022

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* * * * AKV Classic country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1960 {{Michigan-radio-station-stub