WDMJ AM 1320 Marquette

Simulcast on WIAN-AM 1240 Ishpeming
(except for some sports play-by-play)

Slogan/Positioner: The Talk of Marquette

Format: News-Talk

Web site:

E-mail:

Class: D
Daytime power / # of Towers: 5,000 watts / 1 / omnidirectional
Nighttime power / # of Towers: 135 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
• WDMJ from RadioTime.com
• WDMJ from Wikipedia

Call Sign History: WDMJ

Call Sign Origin: Daily Mining Journal

On Air Date:

Owner: Northern Star Broadcasting

Telephone: (906) 225-1313

Notes/History:

• 12/2003: License to cover granted for CP issued 5/2003
• 5/2003: Construction permit granted to change nighttime opertions from 1,000 watts directional using 3 towers to 135 watts omnidirectional using 1 tower. Will drop to Class D status from Class B.
• 11/2001: FCC approves sale to Northern Star Broadcasting
• 9/2001: Announced that station has been sold by Marathon Media to Norhtern Star Broadcasting as part of 11 station, $7.95 million deal, pending FCC approval.
• 11/13/98: WIAN-AM 1240 & WJPD-FM 92.3 Ishpeming, WDMJ-AM 1320 Marquette, and WNGE-FM 99.5 Negaunee: Voluntary transfer of licenses (construction permit for WNGE-FM) are approved from Goetz Communications to Marathon Media Midwest.
• Original owner was Daily Mining Journal newspaper

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Marquette County

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