Former WHGR AM 1290 Houghton Lake

All information is from before the station went silent

Last known format: Adult Standards

FCC technical information:

• station details

More about station:

• Recnet Broadcast Query
• A Houghton Lake Century (History of WHGR and WJGS)

Call Sign History:

• WHGR:
• WMKM: 10/24/1986
• WJGS: 5/1/1985

Call Sign Origin:

On Air Date: 1954

Off Air Date: July 2001

Former Owner: Clear Channel

Notes/History:

• 7/24/2002: License for station is cancelled and is removed from FCC database
• 7/2001: Station goes silent. Previous format was Adult Standards
• 6/19/2001: FCC approves sale to Clear Channel
• 5/11/2001: Announced that station is being sold by Coltrace Communications to Clear Channel for $250,000