WGFM FM 105.1 Cheboygan 
Simulcast of WGFN-FM 98.1 Glen Arbor/Traverse City
Slogan/Positioner: Classic Rock The Bear
Format: Classic Rock
Web site: www.classicrockthebear.com
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Power/Height/Class: 43,000 watts / 968 feet / C1
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Call Sign History:
- WGFM: 2/10/1989
- WQLZ: 9/13/1982
- WCBY-FM:
Call Sign Origin: Gold FM (prior format)
On Air Date: 1968
Owner: Northern Star Broadcasting
Telephone: (231) 922-4981
Notes/History:
- 10/2008: License to cover granted for construction permit granted in Sept 2007.
- 9/2007: Construction permit granted to change effective radiated power from 100,000 watts @ 610 feet to 43,000 watts @ 968 feet and relocate the transmitter from central Cheboygan county to the southeast part of Charlevoix county. The changes will effectively shift the station's coverage area southwest.
- 2/1/2002: WIHC-FM 97.9 Newberry is added to simulcast (now on 4 stations: WGFM, WGFN 98.1, WCKC 107.1, and WIHC 97.9)
- 9/15/1998: Station is transferred from Calibre Communications to Northern Star Broadcasting
- 199x: Format switch from Oldies/Gold to Classic Rock
- 1989: Station is purchased by Del and Mary Reynolds; format change to Oldies as 'Gold FM'
- 1988: Power increase to 100,000 watts.
- 19xx: As WQLZ, format is Top 40
- 1968: WCBY-FM 105.1 first signs on with 25,000 watts, owner is Richard E. Hunt who also owns WCBY AM 1240 Cheboygan, WSOO AM 1230, and also WSUE-FM 101.3 Sault Ste Marie.
Transmitter location:
Charlevoix County
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