WCMU-FM
Coordinates: 43 ° 34'22.8 " N , 84 ° 46'22.8" W.
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| Radio station | |
| Program type |
Classical , Pop , and Progressive Rock Affiliate of NPR |
| reception | analogue , terrestrial FM & web radio |
| Reception area | Mount Pleasant , Michigan , USA |
| Start of transmission | 1969 |
| Broadcaster | Central Michigan University |
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WCMU-FM (“CMU Public Radio”) is a US public radio station based in Mount Pleasant , Michigan . It belongs to Central Michigan University , which is what its callsign refers to. WCMU-FM transmits on 89.5 MHz with 100 kW.
WCMU-FM was originally a 10-watt campus radio station on the typical community radio frequency of 90.1 MHz. The station went on air on April 6, 1964. A wide mix of content was broadcast in the early years, including a. Classic , Pop , and Progressive Rock . In 1969 the station became an affiliate of the National Educational Radio Network from the 1970 National Public Radio (NPR). Since then, WCMU has mainly broadcast classical music and jazz as well as news. WCMU-FM switched to VHF 89.5 MHz in the mid-1970s and transmits there with 100 kW. In 1978, WCMU began building Rebroadcaster in central and northern Michigan. The first was WCML-FM in Alpena .
Affiliated stations
WCMU supplies large parts of northern Michigan, including the east of the Upper Peninsula , via a network of repeater stations:
| Callsign | FM frequency | Transmitting location | Transmission area | Start of transmission | Former callsigns |
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| WCMB-FM | 95.7 FM | Oscoda | [1] | September 1998 | WCMV-FM (12/20 / 96-2 / 13/98) |
| WCML-FM | 91.7 FM | Alpena | [2] | April 1978 | |
| WCMW-FM | 103.9 MHz | Harbor Springs | [3] | August 1988 (as WLTO ) | WLTO ( 4/6 / 88-9 / 24/93) |
| WCMZ-FM | 98.3 FM | Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan (Wed) | [4] | July, 1990 | - |
| WWCM | 96.9 MHz | Standish , Wed | [5] | December 1989 (as WSTD ) | off-air (11/23 / 99-11 / 17/00) WSTD ( 12/28 / 94-11 / 23/99 ) WCYY (7/8 / 94-12 / 28/94 ) WSTD ( 6/3 / 88-7 / 8/94) |