WWMN
City | Ludington, Michigan |
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Broadcast area | |
Branding | 106.3 The Mitten |
Frequency | 106.3 MHz |
Translator(s) | 107.7 W299CB (Manistee) |
First air date | 1971 (as WKLA-FM) |
Format | Adult album alternative |
Power | 5,000 watts |
HAAT | 110 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 10809 |
Callsign meaning | MitteN |
Former callsigns | WKLA-FM (1971-2016) |
Affiliations | Westwood One Hot AC format |
Owner |
Todd Mohr (Mitten Media LLC) |
Sister stations | WKLA, WKZC, WLDN, WMLQ, WWKR |
Website | 1063themitten.com |
WWMN is an FM radio station owned by Todd Mohr, through licensee Mitten Media LLC. It broadcasts from Ludington, Michigan. It plays adult album alternative music & can be heard from Kaleva, Michigan in the north to Hart, Michigan in the south. When conditions are right, WWMN can be heard as far north as Escanaba, Michigan
History
WWMN began operations in May 1971 as WKLA-FM and spent much of its programming day simulcasting its AM sister station throughout the 1970s. Around 1980, the station further separated programming from the AM's Middle of the Road format by moving into Adult Contemporary, which has been the station's format since, although the station still simulcast the AM during certain dayparts until 2000.
Synergy Broadcast Media purchased WKLA-FM in 2012 from Lake Michigan Broadcasting. The deal did not close until June 19, 2013, at a price of $580,000 for WKLA-FM and sister stations WKLA and WKZC. Almost immediately, Synergy announced that it was seeking FCC approval to move the areas oldest operating FM station to Thompsonville, Michigan. (FCC File #BPH-20130801A0K).
The station changed its call sign to the current WWMN on August 15, 2016 with the WKLA-FM calls moving to 96.3 FM and continuing with the Westwood One Hot AC format as "Hits 96."
On November 18, 2016 WWMN changed their format to adult album alternative, branded as "106.3 The Mitten".
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References
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WWMN
- Radio-Locator information on WWMN
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WWMN
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W299CB
- Radio-Locator information on W299CB
Coordinates: 44°03′25″N 86°24′58″W / 44.057°N 86.416°W