WGLQ

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WGLQ
WGLQ-Logo.png
Broadcast area Escanaba-Marquette
Frequency 97.1 MHz
Branding97.1 GLQ
Programming
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner
  • AMC Partners, LLC
  • (AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC)
WUPZ, WZNL, WJPD, WUPG, WCMM
History
First air date
1976
Former call signs
WKZY (1976-4/16/82)
Call sign meaning
Great Lakes
Technical information
Facility ID 47120
Class C0
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 326 meters (1,070 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website WGLQ Radio

WGLQ is a commercial FM radio station serving the central portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. WGLQ broadcasts at 97.1 MHz FM. The station studios and offices are located on Ludington Avenue in Escanaba, Michigan. The station airs a Top 40 (CHR) format.

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Programming

The station originally started as a beautiful music station when it first went on-air in 1976. The station now primarily features Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) / Top 40 programming. Current staff program hosts include: TJ Ryan, Susie Larson, Mindy Wills, Kent Bergstrom, and Tommy Kay.

Technical Details

The WGLQ transmitter is co-located on the WJMN-TV tower which is located 30 miles north of Escanaba (approximately 5 miles south of Trenary, Michigan) along U.S. Highway 41. The transmitter broadcasts an analog signal at 100,000 watts effective radiated power which gives the station approximately 110 radial miles of coverage. The station can typically be heard as far south as Marinette, Wisconsin, as far north as L'Anse, Michigan, and as far east as Newberry, Michigan.

The transmitter is located near the top of its mounting tower at 1,070 feet. The tower itself is built in a very geographically flat area; its height above average local terrain is the same.

The station holds a commercial class C0 license with the Federal Communications Commission that is valid until October 1, 2028.

History

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The station first signed on in 1976 as WKZY with a program format featuring beautiful music. The station evolved into an adult contemporary format and used the on-air identifier "Z97" for a short time before moving back to the beautiful music format.

On April 26, 1982, the call-sign was changed to WGLQ and the format became contemporary hit radio (CHR). The station adopted a new slogan alongside its new format as "The Rhythm of the Great Lakes." For almost a decade, the station was a "live-assist" station with TM Programming's Stereo Rock format. The station converted to fully local programming in the late 1980s. In the late 1990's, the station's slogan changed to "The Magic of the Great Lakes" and its on-air identifier "Magic 97" was introduced.

The station is owned by AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC which does business under the name Radio Results Network.

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