WOUF (AM)

Last updated
WOUF
Frequency 750 kHz
BrandingMemories FM
Programming
Format Easy listening
Ownership
Owner
  • Suzanne Henderson [1]
  • (N Content Marketing, LLC)
History
First air date
June 2000 [2] [3]
Former call signs
  • WJNL (1996–1999)
  • WWKK (1999–2007)
  • WLDR (2007–2008)
  • WARD (2008–2021) [4]
Technical information
Facility ID 79338
Class B
Power 1,000 watts day
330 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 45°20′06″N84°55′34″W / 45.335°N 84.926°W / 45.335; -84.926

WOUF (750 AM) is a radio station licensed to Petoskey, Michigan, and owned by Suzanne Henderson through N Content Marketing. [1]

Contents

History

The station began broadcasting in June 2000, holding the call sign WWKK, and aired an oldies format with programming from Westwood One. [2] [3] [5] The station was branded "Kool 750". [6] The station was owned by Stone Communications. [2] In 2002, the station's weekday programming was changed to talk. [3] [7] The station retained the "Kool 750" branding. [7] In 2007, Stone Communications exchanged the station for 1210 WLDR in Kingsley, Michigan, with Roy Henderson's Fort Bend Broadcasting taking ownership of 750 WWKK and a payment of $244,000 in cash. [3] [8] In April 2007, the station's format was changed to country music, simulcasting WLDR-FM. [3] [9] In May 2007, the station's call sign was changed to WLDR. [4] In 2008, the station's call sign was changed to WARD, [4] which was named after Roy Henderson's son. [10] In 2014, WARD and its simulcast partner WLDR-FM adopted an adult contemporary format. [4]

In mid-October 2019, WARD went silent (off the air). [11] The callsign was changed to WOUF, previously used on two other Northern Michigan stations, on November 9, 2021.

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References

  1. 1 2 Jacobson, Adam. "Roy Henderson Keeps An AM In The Family", Radio & Television Business Report. January 25, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002–2003 , Broadcasting & Cable, 2002–2003. p. D-231. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 WARD AM 750 Petoskey, Michiguide.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 17 No. 9. March 1, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kool 750 Good Times & Great Oldies". WWKK. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Now... Double the Talk!". WWKK. Archived from the original on March 28, 2002. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ Station Exchange Agreement, fcc.gov. February 7, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ Devine, Cathy (2007–2008). The Radio Book 2007–2008 . p. 317. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "WDLR's Bold Move Into HD Radio", Northern Express. January 18, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ Blarney Stone Broadcasting Launches North-FM In Traverse City After LMA Collapse Radioinsight – November 6, 2019
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