WMUK is a

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public radio station at 102.1 FM in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Owned and operated by

Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers ...

, WMUK broadcasts at an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts. WMUK is a charter member of both

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and the Michigan Public Radio Network. The station is also an affiliate of Public Radio International. WMUK provides a mix of local and syndicated programming - a complete schedule can be found on thei
website
WMUK is one of the two local Kalamazoo radio stations broadcasting in HD Radio; the other is WKFR. It also operates an ''HD2'' side channel with a classical music format as ''WMUK Classical'', which is simulcast on Kalamazoo Public Schools-owned

WKDS WKDS (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan. The station is known as "Classical WMUK" and operated by Western Michigan University as a companion to its WMUK (102.1 FM). History The station was run by high school students in ...

89.9 FM. In January 2020, WMUK eliminated classical music programming from its daytime schedule and became a full news/talk station during the day, with jazz continuing overnights. In addition to the already-running news programs ''

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'', ''

All Things Considered ''All Things Considered'' (''ATC'') is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio (NPR). It was the first news program on NPR, premiering on May 3, 1971. It is broadcast live on NPR affiliated stations in the United ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', WMUK added ''

On Point ''On Point'' is a radio show produced by WBUR-FM in Boston and syndicated by American Public Media (APM). The show addresses a wide range of issues from news, politics, arts and culture, health, technology, environmental, and business topics, t ...

'', ''

The Takeaway ''The Takeaway'' is a morning radio news program co-created and co-produced by Public Radio International and WNYC. Its editorial partner is WGBH-FM; at launch the BBC World Service and ''The New York Times'' were also editorial partners. In ...

'', '' 1A'', ''

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'' and '' The Daily'' to its weekday schedule. Classical music programming moved to WMUK-HD2 and WKDS.A New Year, A New WMUK!
wmuk.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

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