WMBN
| Broadcast area | [1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1340kHz |
| Branding | The Ticket |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Michigan IMG Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MacDonald Garber Broadcasting, Inc. |
| WATT,WKAD,WKHQ-FM,WLXT,WLXV,WMKT | |
| History | |
First air date | April 30, 1947 |
Former call signs | WWPZ (6/25/80-2/1/92) WMBN (1947-6/25/80) |
Call signmeaning | Michigan'sBeautifulNorth (previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65929 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts |
| Translator(s) | 104.7 W284DF (Petoskey) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WMBN( "Michigan'sBeautifulNorth ") is anAM radiostation broadcasting at 1340kHzinPetoskey, Michigan,United States.The station, owned by MacDonald Garber Broadcasting, Inc. airs theFox Sports Radioformat ofsports.
WMBNwent on the airin April 1947 and is the oldest continuously operating radio station still on the air in Petoskey, though its claim of being "Petoskey's first radio station" is technically incorrect since it was preceded on the air by the short-lived WBBP in the 1920s. The station was founded by Les Biederman and, along withWTCMandWTCM-FMinTraverse City,WATZinAlpena,and the now-defunct WATC inGaylord,was affiliated with his "Paul Bunyan Network." It was later sold toMacDonald Broadcastingand then spun off into MacDonald Garber Broadcasting, Inc.
The station bore thecall lettersWWPZ(known as simply "WPZ" on the air) from 1980 to 1992 and had a very wide-ranging, eclectic pop/rock music format similar to today'sVariety Hitsconcept. The station also airedDetroit Tigersbaseball during this time. In 1992, the station returned to the WMBN calls and shifted to Westwood One's "AM Only" format of "Original Hits of the '40s, '50s and '60s," which has evolved over the years into the current "America's Best Music"format.
Is an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, andUniversity of Michigan Footballand Basketball.
As of January 2, 2012, WMBN dropped music programming entirely and became a sports talk station broadcasting theFox Sports Radioformat, insimulcastwith sister stationWKAD93.7 FM inCadillac.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WMBN".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
External links
[edit]- 104.7 FM & 1340 AM The Ticket Facebook
- Facility details for Facility ID 65929 (WMBN)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WMBNinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 200459 (W284DF)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W284DFat FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for WMBN
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