WFXD FM 103.3 Marquette

Slogan/Positioner: Fox 103; Today's New Hit Country

Format: Country

Web site: www.wfxd.com

E-mail: visit web site

Power/Height/Class: 100,000 watts / 938 feet / C1

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details
• coverage area

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage area
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WFXD from RadioTime
• WFXD from Wikipedia

Call Sign History:

• WFXD: 9/1/1990
• WRUP: 6/17/1985
• WUPB: 6/17/1985 (calls never used)
• WUUN:

Call Sign Origin: Fox 103 (previous format)

On Air Date:

Owner: Great Lakes Radio

Telephone: (906) 228-6800

Notes/History:

• 3/2002: License to cover granted for changes (see 11/2001 item below)
• 11/2001: Construction permit issued for increase in HAAT from 515 to 938 feet, tower location change from SW of Marquette to NE of Ishpeming (to be shared with sister station WKQS-FM).
• 1/2000: Format switch from oldies to country.
• 11/30/1999: FCC approves swap of stations as proposed below
• 10/1999: Announced that WHCH-FM 98.3 and WQXO-AM 1400 Munising, WFXD-FM 103.3 Marquette are to be swapped with Great Lakes Radio by Lakes Radio in exchange for WCCM-FM 94.7 and WTIQ-AM 1490 Manistique.
• 9/30/1999: Station is acquired by Lakes Radio from Mid Pen Broadcasting
• 1990: Format is now Oldies as 'Fox 103', WFXD.
• 1985: Format is Adult Contemporary, but now live- calls WRUP as UP 103. The WUPB calls maybe an error in the FCC database as they were never used on-air and were changed to WRUP on the same day.
• 1985: Frequency shift from 100.1 to 103.3.
• 19xx: Format is Adult Contemporary with syndicated Drake 'Hitparade'.
• 19xx: On-air as WUUN 'Stereo 100' at FM 100.1

Transmitter location:

Marquette County

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