WAKV AM 980 Otsego/Plainwell

Slogan/Positioner: The Memory Station

Format: Adult Standards

Web site:

E-Mail:

Class: D
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 1,000 watts / 1 / omnidirectional
Nighttime Power / # of Towers: 101 watts / 1 / omnidirectional

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage areas: Day, Night
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WAKV from Wikipedia
• WAKV from RadioTime.com
• Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher
• WAKV blog

Call Sign History:

• WAKV: 9/4/1998
• WQXC: 6/29/1984
• WOAM: 2/9/1981
• WAOP:
• WDMC: approx 1960

Call Sign Origin:

On Air Date:

Owner: Vintage Radio Enterprises, LLC (Jim & Suzanne Higgs)

Telephone: (269) 685-2438

Notes/History:

• 1997: Purchased by Jim Higgs, former mayor of Plainwell
• 1983: Bob Doll sells station along with WAOP FM 100.9
• 1974: Purchased by Bob Doll
• 196x: Purchased by John Wismer / Wismer Broadcasting of Port Huron who surrendered the license of WOWE AM 1580 Allegan which went silent
• approx 1960: Station signs on

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Allegan County