WIHC FM 97.9 Newberry/Sault Ste Marie

Slogan/Positioner: Strong Tower Radio

Format: Religious

Web site: www.strongtowerradio.org

E-mail: visit web site

Power/Height/Class: 50,000 watts / 492 feet / C2

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details
• coverage area

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage area
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• Strong Tower Radio on Facebook
• WIHC from TuneIn
• WIHC from Wikipedia

Call Sign History:

• WIHC: 10/1/1995
• WUPQ: assigned 12/8/1988

Call Sign Origin: Hot Country 97.9 (previous format and owner)

On Air Date: approx 1988-89

Owner: West Central Michigan Media Ministries

Telephone: (231) 468-2087

Notes/History:

• 11/2011: West Central Michigan Media Ministries agrees to purchase the silent WIHC FM 97.9 Newberry from Northern Star Broadcasting for $150,000. The FCC approves the sale in December 2011 and it closes in February 2012.
• 2/2010: Announced that Northern Star Broadcasting is selling all of its Upper Peninsula radio stations with the exception of WIHC which goes silent.
• 2/1/2002: Format switch from Country (Hot Country 97.9) to Classic Rock as part of The Bear simulcast (WGFM-FM 105.1 Cheboygan / WGFN-FM 98.1 Glen Arbor/Traverse City / WCKC-FM 107.1 Cadillac). WIHC plays the same music but broadcasts separate advertisements targeted towards the Eastern Upper Peninsula.
• 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.
• 10/19/1998: License was voluntarily been transferred from Cambrian Broadcasting to Marathon Media of Michigan.
• 1995: Format change from easy listening as WUPQ to country as WIHC.

Transmitter location:

Chippewa County

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