WYKX

WYKX
Escanaba, Michigan;
Broadcast area	[1]
Frequency	104.7MHz
Branding	The U.P.'s Country - Kix 104.7
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Westwood One; Detroit Lions Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Todd Mohr; (Aurora Media, LLC);
Sister stations	WDBC
History
First air date	1977
Former call signs	WFNN (?-1/31/83)
Call signmeaning	KiXCountry
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35116
Class	C1
ERP	100,000watts
HAAT	107 meters
Translator(s)	103.9W280GB (Escanaba)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	escanabaradiogroup

WYKX(104.7FM) is aradio stationbroadcasting acountry music format.Licensed toEscanaba, Michigan,it first began broadcasting in 1977 under the WFNN call sign that call sign today is used at aradio stationinErie Pennsylvania.It is locally owned and operated by Todd Mohr, through licensee Aurora Media, LLC, along withadult standardssister stationWDBC680 AM.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, WFNN was "Fun 104," an automatedTop 40station. Most programming was separate from WDBC, with a few exceptions including simulcasts ofCasey Kasem'sAmerican Top 40.Following the debut ofWGLQin 1982, the station switched to its current calls and format.

WYKX belongs to theDetroit Lionsradio network and broadcasts every regular season home and away game for the centralUP.The broadcast range is fromMenomineetoMarquetteandIron MountaintoManistique.It can also be heard acrossLake Michiganin parts of northern Lower Michigan, aroundLelandandFrankfort.

The Morning Show is hosted weekdays from 6-10 A.M. with Arthur Wyman.