WTWS FM 92.1 Harrison

Slogan/Positioner: The Twister

Format: Country

Power/Height/Class: 6,000 watts / 299 feet / A
- Coverage area (FCC)

Construction permit: 992 watts / 748 feet / A
- Community of license change to Houghton Lake
- CP coverage area (FCC)

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Call Sign History:

Call Sign Origin: The Twister

On Air Date: March, 1975

Telephone:

Notes/History:

3/2008: Construction permit granted for community of license and transmitter location/power changes outlined below.

9/2007: Application filed to change community of license from Harrison to Houghton Lake and move transmitter from near Harrison in Clare county to Roscommon county in the Houghton Lake area on the same tower as sister station WUPS-FM 98.5. WTWS would also change its effective radiated power from 6,000 watts at 299 feet to 920 watts at 748 feet and to "maintain" radio service to Harrison, WUPS applied to change its community of license from Houghton Lake to Harrison but is not making any changes to its location or power.

6/2006: Sale to Coltrace Communications completes and Public Radio format is replaced by Country as 'The Twister'

3/2006: Coltrace Communications agrees to purchase station for $200,000 pending FCC approval and closing.

8/22/2005: Cincinnati Classical Public Radio takes over operations, station becomes full simulcast of WVXU 91.7 Cincinnati as WVHX, X-Star Network, Harrison

6/2005: FCC approves sale of X-Star Network to Cincinnati Classical Public Radio from Xavier University

3/2005: Xavier University sells X-Star Network, which includes WVXA, WVXH, and WVXM in Northern Michigan, for $15 million to Cincinati Classical Public Radio (WGUC-FM) pending FCC approval.

7/18/2002: Station signs on again as part of X-Star Network. Broadcasting in stereo for first time.

6/30/2002: After 27 years, the 'King of Kountry Music' signs off, ending its Country format.

4/2002: Station is sold by owner and founder David Carmine to Xavier University for $270,000 pending FCC approval. AM 1540 is sold to Xavier manager Laurie Foster for $10.

3/1975: Station is on-air as WKKM with a Country format, owned by David Carmine (Dave Carr). Broadcasts are in FM mono.

Licensed transmitter location:

Clare County

Const permit transmitter location:

Roscommon County