Birach Broadcasting: Michigan radio

Michigan station count: 6

Main web site: www.birach.com

E-mail/phone: visit web site

More web sites about Birach Broadcating:

• Wikipedia

AM Radio:

Freq	Call		City	Format	More
640	WMFN		Grand Rapids	Ethnic	info
680 (N)	WNZK		Detroit	Ethnic/Talk	info
690 (D)	WNZK		Detroit	Ethnic/Talk	info
810	WMJH		Grand Rapids	Ethnic	info
1080	WOAP		Owosso	Oldies/Talk	info
1090	WCAR		Detroit	Religious	info
1160	WCXI		Fenton	Oldies/Talk	info
1460	WPON		Walled Lake	silent	info
1480	WSDS		Ypsilanti	Ethnic	info

Notes/History:

• Birach Broadcasting is totally owned by Sima Birach.
• 7/2009: FCC approves purchase of WOAP and WCAR and the deal closes.
• 5/2009: Birach Broadcasting purchases WOAP AM 1080 Owosso and WCAR AM 1090 Livonia/Detroit from 1090 Investments, LLC for $1,025,000 pending FCC approvals and closing.
• 3/2007: WOAP 1080 is granted construction permit to move from Owosso to Waverly/Lansing
• 5/2004: FCC approves acquistion of WPON
• 4/2004: Birach Broadcasting agrees to purchase WPON-AM 1460 Walled Lake from Foreign Radio Programs for $800,000, pending FCC approval.
• 11/2001: FCC approves sale of WMJH and WMFN
• 9/2001: Announced purchase of WMJH-AM 810 Grand Rapids and WMFN-AM 640 Zeeland from Cook Media for $1.9 million
• 2/18/2000: Acquisition of WOAP-AM Owosso by 1090 Investments, LLC from Hartman Broadcasting is approved.
• 9/13/1999: FCC approves sale of WWON 1160 Fenton (now WCXI) to Birach Broadcasting from GWC Inc for $708,000
• 1998: WCAR AM 1090 Liviona is purchased by a group of Catholic investors and programming becomes Religious (Catholic).

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