WGLM (1380 AM) & WGLM-FM (106.3 FM) are radio stations owned by Packer Radio, owners of radio station WION in nearby Ionia. WGLM is licensed to Greenville and WGLM-FM to Lakeview and broadcasts a full-service mix of music, news and sports. WGLM and WGLM-FM are airing a full-service mix of top-40 music from 1960-2006. The two stations are simulcast full-time. Packer Radio bought the stations from Stafford Broadcasting in October 2008. Stafford owned both stations after acquiring them from Kortes Communications in 2000.
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| Broadcast area | WGLM: [1] (Daytime) WGLM: [2] (Nighttime) WGLM-FM: [3] |
| Frequency | WGLM: 1380 kHz WGLM-FM: 106.3 MHz |
| Branding | M106.3 / M1380 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full Service Adult hits |
| Affiliations | Michigan Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Packer Radio |
| WION | |
| History | |
First air date | WGLM: 1960 WGLM-FM: 1989 |
Former call signs | WGLM: WSCG (10/25/00-12/19/08) )WPLB (?-10/25/00) WGLM-FM: WSCG-FM (10/25/00-12/19/08) WPLB-FM (6/15/93-10/25/00) WRIZ-FM (1/21/88-6/15/93) |
Call sign meaning | W Greenville, Lakeview and Montcalm/Mecosta [Counties] |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | WGLM: 35423 WGLM-FM: 35422 |
| Class | WGLM: B WGLM-FM: A |
| Power | WGLM: 1,000 watts (Daytime) 500 watts (Nighttime) |
| ERP | WGLM-FM: 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | WGLM-FM: 100 meters |
| Translator(s) | WGLM: 101.9 MHz W270DN (Greenville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | m1063.com |
History
editAM 1380 was originally WPLB, which featured a country format for many years. In October 2000, the station became WSCG and moved to a satellite-fed adult standards format from Westwood One. WSCG switched to a simulcast of CNN Headline News in October 2002 and the following year added more talk programming, much of it from the Michigan Talk Radio Network.
WGLM-FM 106.3 was originally WRIZ and became WPLB-FM in 1993. The station became WSCG-FM in October 2000 following its sale to Stafford Broadcasting, and in January 2001 switched from country music to a talk format as "106 The Source," the flagship station for the then-new Michigan Talk Radio Network. After a little more than six months, "106 The Source" was replaced by Jones Radio's "Classic Hit Country" format. WSCG-FM switched from "Classic Hit Country" to Jones' "True Country" in February 2006.
The original WPLB-FM, 107.3, became WODJ with an oldies format in 1989 and later became WBBL-FM. 107.3 FM has since moved its studios to Grand Rapids, and it and 1380 AM are no longer co-owned. On December 19, 2008, the WSCG and WSCG-FM call signs were changed to WGLM and WGLM-FM. After Christmas of 2008, the stations adopted a full-service mix of music, news and sports. In August 2010, WGLM switched from a simulcast of WGLM-FM to the "Classic Country" format. The stations are now known as "M106-3" and "M-1380".
The WGLM calls, which stand for "Greenville, Lakeview and Montcalm/Mecosta counties," were most recently used at a former adult contemporary FM station in West Lafayette, Indiana, which now airs adult contemporary programming as WLQQ.
Sources
editMichiguide is no longer available.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 35422 (WGLM-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGLM-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 35423 (WGLM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGLM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- ^ WGLM: 35423
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