Northern Radio of Michigan

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Northern Radio of Michigan was a radio broadcasting company that owned radio stations in northern Michigan, with offices in Traverse City. [1]

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By mid-2021, it had sold off all of its stations.

Former radio stations

Music Radio - The Fox FM

  1. 92.5 WFDX Atlanta, MI
  2. 100.5 W263CD Boyne City, MI

ESPN Radio - Northern Michigan

  1. 106.7 WSRT Gaylord, MI
  2. 98.3 W252DA Boyne City, MI

KLT - The Rock Station

  1. 97.5 WKLT Kalkaska, MI

Station timeline

Northern Radio of Michigan

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References

  1. "Northern Broadcasting". www.michiguide.com. Archived from the original on 1999-11-11.