WLAW (1490 AM) is a

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licensed to

Whitehall, Michigan Whitehall is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,706 at the 2010 census. The city is located in the southwest corner of Whitehall Township. Montague is its neighbor. It is located on White Lake (act ...

. The station broadcasts at 1490

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, simulcasting sister station

WLAW-FM WLAW-FM (97.5 MHz, "97.5 Nash Icon") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Whitehall, Michigan, the station serves the Muskegon, Michigan market. The station's programming was derived from Cumulus Media Networks' Hi ...

, and is owned by Cumulus Media. As WUBR ("The Bear"), the station played adult standards. Later, the format changed to sports, carrying

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. In December 2005, the station switched to a

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format, but returned to sports in simulcast with

WJRW WJRW (1340 AM) – branded as The Ticket – is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. Owned by Cumulus Media, WJRW is the Grand Rapids affiliate for CBS Sports Radio ...

following the January 2019 discontinuation of WBBL-FM's sports format. On August 24, 2021, the station changed its call sign to WLAW and then, on August 30, 2021, changed to a simulcast of "Nash Icon"

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References

Michiguide.com – WODJ History

External links

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