Northern Star Broadcasting: Michigan Radio

Michigan station count: 20

Web site: www.nsbroadcasting.com

E-mail/phone: visit web site

More web sites about Northern Star Broadcasting:

• Wikipedia

FM Radio:

AM Radio:

Freq	Call		City	Format	More
1240	WCBY		Cheboygan	Adult Standards	info
1240	WIAN		Ishpeming	News/Talk	info
1320	WDMJ		Marquette	News/Talk	info
1400	WKNW		Sault Ste Marie	News/Talk	info
1450	WMIQ		Iron Mountain	Talk	info

Notes/History:

• 9/2008: Announced that Northern Star Broadcasting is selling WIDG AM 940 St. Ignace to Baraga Broadcasting for $100,000 pending FCC approval and closing. Sale approved in October 2008.
• 3/2008: WMKC FM 102.9 changes community of license from St. Ignace to Indian River
• 9/2005: FCC approves transfer of WADW from Starboard Media to Northern Star Broadcasting
• 7/2005: WADW-FM 105.5 Pickford/Sault Ste Marie is sold by Starboard Media to Northern Star Broadcasting for $900,000 pending FCC approval and closing.
• 10/2002: Announced WADW-FM 105.5 Pickford/Sault Ste Marie is being sold by Seaway Broadcasting to Starboard Broadcasting for $750,000
• 11/2001: FCC Granted the voluntary assignment of license from Marathon Media to Northern Star Broadcasting for WYSS-FM 99.5 and WKNW-AM 1400 Sault Ste Marie, WIMK-FM 93.1 and WMIQ-AM 1450 Iron Mountain, WUPK-FM 94.1 and WDMJ-AM 1320 Marquette, WJPD-FM 92.3 and WIAN-AM 1240 Ishpeming, WIHC-FM 97.9 Newberry, WNGE-FM 99.5 Negaunee, and WZNL-FM 94.3 Norway.
• 9/2001: Announced that 11 Upper Peninsula stations have been purchased from Marathon Media for $7.95 million pending FCC approval.
• 3/26/2001: WAVC-FM switches from 'The Zone' to 'Big Country' simulcast, leaving WJZJ 95.5 and WLJZ 94.5 as simulcasters of Modern Rock format
• 11/13/1998: WIAN-AM, WDMJ-AM, WJPD-FM, and WNGE-FM are offically acquired by Marathon Media from Goetz Communications.
• 10/19/1998: WIHC-FM are officially acquired by Marathon Media from Cambrian Broadcasting.
• 10/19/1998: WMIQ-AM, WIMK-FM, WUPK-FM, and WZNL-FM 94.3 are officially acquired by Marathon Media from Zephyr Broadcasting.
• 10/19/1998: WKNW-AM 1400 and WYSS-FM are officially acquired by Marathon Media from Algoma Broadcasting.