WUPT (FM)

Last updated
WUPT
WUPT (FM) logo.jpg
Broadcast area Marquette, Michigan
Frequency 100.3 MHz
Branding100.3 The Point
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
 2008
Former call signs
WUPF (2006–2008, CP)
Call sign meaning
Upper Peninsula
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 164244
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 156 meters (512 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 46°30′51.5″N87°28′40.8″W / 46.514306°N 87.478000°W / 46.514306; -87.478000
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website WUPT Online

WUPT (100.3 FM, "100.3 The Point") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. [2] Licensed to Gwinn, Michigan, United States, the station is currently owned by Armada Media Corporation, through licensee AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC. [3]

Contents

History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on June 9, 2005. [4] The station was assigned the call sign WUPF on September 29, 2006, and received its license to cover on July 29, 2008. [5] On August 7, 2008, the station changed its call sign to the current WUPT., [6] WUPT is now part of the Radio Results Network owned by Armada Media Partners Escanaba Michigan

Currently, WUPT airs a Classic Hits music format and is the Flagship station for Northern Michigan University Sports.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCLL</span> Radio station in San Angelo, Texas

KCLL is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to San Angelo, Texas, United States, the station is currently owned by Foster Communications Co. and features programming from Westwood One.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WCHT</span> Radio station in Escanaba, Michigan

WCHT is a conservative talk radio radio station licensed to Escanaba, Michigan, with a power output of 570 watts during the day and 134 watts night, covering much of the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The station is owned by AMC Partners, LLC, doing business as the Radio Results Network and broadcasts from studios on Ludington Avenue in Downtown Escanaba. Its programming is also simulcasted on FM translator W228DQ, licensed to Escanaba at 93.5 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 250 watts.

WHYB is a radio station licensed to Menominee, Michigan and serving the areas of Menominee, neighboring Marinette, Wisconsin, and the immediate border area of Upper Michigan and Northeast Wisconsin. The station is owned by Radio Plus Bay Cities, LLC and broadcasts a classic hits music format.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KARS-FM</span> Radio station in Laramie, Wyoming

KARS-FM is a commercial radio station licensed for Laramie, Wyoming and broadcasting to the Cheyenne, Wyoming and Fort Collins-Greeley, Colorado areas. KARS-FM airs a Rhythmic Top 40 music format branded as "Power 102.9". The station is currently owned by a divestiture trust of Townsquare Media.

WGMV is a radio station licensed to Stephenson, Michigan and serving south central Upper Michigan, including the cities of Escanaba, Gladstone, Iron Mountain, and Menominee. The station currently broadcasts a classic country format, and is owned by Armada Media Corporation, through licensee AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC.

WMJB is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Valley, Alabama, United States, the station serves the Columbus, Georgia, area. The station is currently owned by Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute, Inc and carries their GNN Radio programming. Its transmitter is located south of Valley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KMSD</span> Radio station in Milbank, South Dakota

KMSD is a radio station licensed to serve Milbank, South Dakota. The station is owned by Prairie Winds Broadcasting. It airs a classic hits format. In 2012, the station was listed as an affiliate of the Minnesota Vikings radio network, however it no longer carries their games. The Vikings games can now be heard on sister station KPHR.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WXOF</span> Radio station in Yankeetown, Florida

WXOF is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Yankeetown, Florida. The station is owned by WGUL-FM, Inc. It airs a classic rock radio format. It sometimes describes itself on the air as "classic hits" but it plays popular classic rock tracks from the 1970s and 80s, with no pop or dance songs. WXOF carries the syndicated Nights with Alice Cooper classic rock radio show on weekday evenings.

KYPZ is a public radio station licensed to Fort Benton, Montana, USA. It is owned by Montana State University Billings as part of its Yellowstone Public Radio network. It was previously owned by Montana Radio Company as a commercial classic country station, but was divested as part of a multi-station transaction with Cherry Creek Radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KHAQ</span> Radio station in Maxwell–North Platte, Nebraska

KHAQ is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to Maxwell, Nebraska, United States, the station is currently owned by Armada Media - Mccook, Inc and features programming from Waitt Radio Networks.

WUPG is a radio station licensed to Republic, Michigan. The station is currently owned by Armada Media Corporation, through licensee AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC, and was granted its license on April 17, 2008. The station signed on in July 2008 with a Variety Hits format. On March 4, 2014, changed formats to Classic Country branded as "Yooper Country 96.7". In 2017, the station changed their brand to "The Maverick", using the same brand as sister stations WTIQ and WGMV. Part of the UP's Radio Results Network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WBVX</span> Radio station in Carlisle, Kentucky

WBVX is a classic rock–formatted radio station licensed to Carisle, Kentucky, United States, and serving the Lexington metropolitan area and Bluegrass region of central Kentucky. The station is currently owned by LM Communications part of a conglomerate with Lexington–licensed ESPN Radio–affiliated sports radio station WLXG, Paris–licensed classic hits station WGKS, Versailles–licensed Adult Top 40 station WCDA, and Midway–licensed urban contemporary station WBTF. The station's studios are located at Triangle Center in downtown Lexington, and its transmitter is located in far northeast Fayette County, Kentucky.

WANV is a radio station licensed to Annville, Kentucky, United States, and serving London. The station is owned by Forcht Broadcasting as part of a triopoly with classic country station WFTG and Hot AC outlet WWEL. All three stations share studios on Tobacco Road in northern London, while WANV maintains transmission facilities off Fence Road between London and Annville. The station features programming from CBS News Radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WUPF</span> Radio station in Powers, Michigan

WUPF is a radio station licensed to Powers, Michigan and currently broadcasts a classic rock format as "Eagle 107.3 FM". The station is currently owned by Armada Media Corporation, through licensee AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC, and was granted its license on March 2, 2008. After going silent for the first six months the station signed on in September, 2008 with its current calls and a broad-based variety hits format. The station had been assigned WXPT since 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KJBL</span> Radio station in Julesburg, Colorado

KJBL is a radio station licensed to Julesburg, Colorado, United States. The station is owned by Armada Media - Mccook.

WKXD-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Monterey, Tennessee, United States, the station is currently owned by Stonecom.

KGKS is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits music format. Licensed to Scott City, Missouri, United States, the station is currently owned by Max Media through MRR License LLC and features programming from Citadel Media.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KFEB</span> Radio station in Campbell, Missouri

KFEB is a radio station broadcasting a pop contemporary hit radio music format. Licensed to Campbell, Missouri, United States, the station is currently owned by Eagle Bluff Enterprises and features programming from Westwood One.

KNHK-FM is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Weston, Oregon, United States, the station is currently owned by Alexandra Communications.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WYSH</span> Radio station in Clinton, Tennessee

WYSH is a radio station broadcasting a classic hit country music format. Licensed to serve Clinton, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Knoxville area. WYSH signed on in 1960. The station is currently owned by Clinton Broadcasters, Inc. President Ronald C Meredith Jr, and features a Classic Hit Country format and airs NASCAR racing on the Motor Racing Network and the Performance Racing Network. WYSH's programming can also be heard on FM at 101.1 MHz over translator W266AM, which operates at 250 watts and at 99.5 FM W258DG at 250 watts. Currently WYSH simulcasts over WQLA in LaFollette, TN on AM 960 and over translator W240DT at 95.9 FM WQLA is another station owned by Meredith’s Clinton Broadcasters, Inc Meredith currently hosts The Country Club Morning show with Jim Harris and has since purchasing the station in 1990.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WUPT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  3. ↑ "WUPT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 9, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. July 29, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  6. ↑ "WUPT Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 9, 2008.

The Point airs a Classic Hits format and NMU sports,along with Totally 80s Flashback.


Radio svg icon.svg Flag of Michigan.svg

This article about a radio station in Michigan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.