Roy E. Henderson, Michigan Radio

Also known as Great Northern Broadcasting System and Fort Bend Broadcasting

Michigan station count: 6

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Television/LPTV:

FM Radio:

Freq	Call		City	Format	Parent	HD	More
92.3	WBNZ		Frankfort	Adult Contemporary			info
99.3	WOUF		Frankfort	Rock			info
100.1	WCUZ		Manistee	silent			info
101.9	WLDR		Traverse City	Country		HD	info

AM Radio:

Notes/History:

• 12/2009: Roy E. Henderson (d.b.a. New Ulm Broadcasting Co.) granted a construction permit for a new low power digital TV station to be licensed to Traverse City on Channel 4. W04DJ-D would operate with 300 watts @ 551 feet from the same broadcast tower used by WLDR-FM 101.9.
• 12/2008: WLDR becomes first northern Michigan station to offer HD broadcasts, adding a smooth jazz format on HD2 and sports on HD3 streams.
• 12/2007: WOUF Beulah changes frequency from 92.1 to 92.3
• 8/2007: FCC approves the sale of WBNZ-FM 99.3 Frankfort to Kalil Holding Group. Roy Henderson later becomes owner of WBNZ once again.
• 4/2007: FCC approves swap of AM 1210 and AM 750 between Stone and Fort Bend.
• 2/2007: Announced that Stone Communications will be swapping AM 750 Petoskey along with $244,000 to Fort Bend Broadcasting in exchange for AM 1210 Kingsley/Traverse City. The format of AM 1210 will become talk, simulcasting WJML AM 1110 Petoskey while AM 750 will become a simulcast of Fort Bend's Country WLDR-FM 101.9.
• 1/2004: Construction permit for WTCU FM 95.9 Fife Lake is forfeited to FCC after it was determined by the Commission that misrepresentations were made regarding the facility
• 8/2001: FCC approves acquisition of WBNZ-FM 99.3 Frankfort
• 7/2001: Application filed with FCC for transfer of construction permit for WSAG-FM 104.1 Pinconning from Russell J. LaFave to Fort Bend. Agreed sale price was $250,000 but deal later falls through.
• 5/10/2001: FCC approves sale of WJZZ-AM 1210 Kingsley (now WLDR) from Radio One
• 3/2001: 92.1 Beulah (now WOUF) and 100.1 Bear Lake (now WCUZ) return to the air- 92.1 simulcasting 101.9 Traverse City (WLDR), 100.1 simulcasting 99.3 Frankfort (WBNZ)
• 3/2001: Announced that WBNZ-FM 99.3 Frankfort is being purchased from Crystal Clear Communications
• 2/2001: Announced that WJZZ-AM (now WLDR) 1210 Kingsley is being purchased for $225,000 from Radio One
• 1/2001: Announced that WLDR-FM 101.9 Traverse City is being purchased for $3.6 million from Donald Witala
• 9/27/2000: FCC approves sale of WSRQ and WRSI from D & B Broadcasting
• 8/2000: 100.1 Bear Lake (then WSRQ) and 92.1 Beulah (then WSRI) from D & B Broadcasting to Fort Bend Broadcasting, pending FCC approval
• 4/2000: Fort Bend (as Fife Lake Broadcasting) granted consturction permit for 95.9 Fife Lake
• 3/1999: FCC approves transfer of 100.1 Bear Lake (then WZTU) and 92.1 Beulah (then WBVE) from Roger Hoppe II to D & B Broadcasting