WLEW-FM (102.1 FM) is a
radio station
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in
Bad Axe, Michigan, serving
the Thumb
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area of Michigan, United States. It is owned by Thumb Broadcasting and broadcasts from studios on South
Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe. Unusual for small-town radio stations, WLEW-FM is locally programmed and does not rely on satellite feeds for any of their music programming.
WLEW-FM, known as "Cruise 102.1" ("The Thumb's Power Station"), broadcasts at 102.1 MHz
FM with 50,000 watts of power. The station's
adult hits format is a combination of classic hits and adult contemporary titles from the 1960s through the present. WLEW-FM was formerly a 3,000-watt
easy listening
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music station at 92.1 until it changed frequencies and boosted its power in the late 1980s (with
WIDL in
Caro
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* Caro, Michigan, United States
* Caro, Morbihan, France
* Çaro, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Other uses
* Caro (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Caro (surname), including a list of peo ...
, which had been at 104.9, taking the 92.1 frequency).
Sources
Michiguide.com - WLEW-FM History
External links
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Classic hits radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1967
1967 establishments in Michigan
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