WUPG

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WUPG
WUPG Maverick96 logo.jpg
Broadcast area Ishpeming, Michigan
Frequency 96.7 MHz
BrandingMaverick 96
Programming
Format Classic Country
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
April 17, 2008
Former call signs
WUPZ (9/29/06-06/10/08)
Call sign meaning
Upper Peninsula
Technical information
Facility ID 164246
Class C3
ERP 23,100 watts
HAAT 104 meters (341 ft)
Links
Website

WUPG (formerly WUPZ) (96.7 FM) 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.

Sources

46°30′29″N87°58′08″W / 46.508°N 87.969°W / 46.508; -87.969


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