WIAB FM 88.5 Mackinaw City

Simulcast of WIAA-FM 88.7 Interlochen

Slogan/Positioner: IPR Music Radio

Format: Public: Classical

Web site: ipr.interlochen.org

E-mail: visit web site

Major Network Affiliation: NPR

Power/Height/Class: 20,000 watts (H) / 430 feet / C2, directional

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details
• coverage area

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage area
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• Interlochen Public Radio from Wikipedia
• Interlochen Center for the Arts from Wikipedia
• WIAB from RadioTime.com
• Interlochen Public Radio on Facebook

Call Sign History:

• WIAB: 7/25/2005
• WDQV: 7/3/2000
• WAAQ: assigned 2/8/1999

Call Sign Origin: Similar to parent station WIAA, Interlochen Arts Academy

On Air Date: 10/1/2000

Owner: Interlochen Center for the Arts

Telephone: (231) 276-7200

Notes/History:

• 10/2007: FCC grants approval of sale of W235CF Mackinaw City.
• 8/2007: Baraga Broadcasting is acquiring W235CF 95.3 Mackinaw City from the Interlochen Center for the Arts for $25,000 pending FCC approval and closing.
• 4/2006: FCC approves sale of WVXA to Midwestern Broadcasting and assignment of license for W237CF 95.3 Mackinaw City to Interlochen Center for the Arts. Application for transfer of W237CF states that Interlochen plans to rebroadcast WIAB on this translator.
• 7/2005: After going off the air earlier in the summer, station returns to the air simulcasting Classical WIAA-FM 88.7 Interlochen. Call sign change from WDQV (The Dove) to WIAB.
• 3/14/2005: FCC approves sale from Broadcast Music Ministries to Interlochen Center for the Arts
• 1/18/2005: Broadcast Music Ministries reaches agreement to sell station to Interlochen Center for the Arts for $580,000 pending FCC approval.
• 4/15/2003: License to cover granted for changes granted 6/14/02
• 6/14/2002: Construction permit granted to change facilities from Class A (3,800 watts @ 417 feet) to Class C2 (20,000 watts @ 430 feet, directional antenna)
• 10/1/2000: Station is on the air featuring Contemporary Christian music. Affiliations will are with the Morningstar Network for music and SRN for national news.
• 1/7/2000: FCC approves sale of construction permit for 88.5 from Great Lakes Broadcast Academy
• 10/1999: Announced that construction permit for 88.5 has been sold to Broadcast Music Ministries for $108,000

Transmitter location:

Cheboygan County

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