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WCMU-FM

January 01, 1970

WCMU-FM (89.5 FM) is a public radio station in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The station, owned by Central Michigan University, is a National Public Radio member station, airing a news/talk format along with a variety of other programming. It is the flagship station of a network called WCMU Public Radio made up of six other affiliate stations in Northern Michigan.

WCMU-FM
Broadcast areaCentral Michigan,[1] Northern Lower Peninsula and Northern Michigan
Frequency89.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWCMU Public Radio
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
SubchannelsHD2: Classical
AffiliationsNPR, PRX, APM, BBC
Ownership
OwnerCentral Michigan University
WUCX-FM
WCMU-TV
History
First air date
April 6, 1964 (at 90.1 MHz)
Call sign meaning
Central Michigan University
Technical information
Facility ID9918
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT130 meters (430 ft)
Links
WebcastListen live
WebsiteWCMU-FM

Programming edit

WCMU Public Radio broadcasts news and talk programming during the week, including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, 1A, Fresh Air, Here and Now, and On Point.[2] On weekends, the station airs a mix of news, talk, entertainment and music programs. These include national shows like Weekend Edition, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, and This American Life, and local music programs such as The Juke Joint, Homespun, and Destination Out. Overnight, WCMU airs programming from the BBC World Service.[3]

History edit

WCMU-FM was originally a 10-watt campus radio station at 90.1, signing on on April 6, 1964. During its early years, the station broadcast a wide variety of programming aimed at the campus population of the university, including classical, popular music, and progressive rock. By 1969 the station was an affiliate of the National Educational Radio Network, which became NPR in 1970, and since then, the station has broadcast primarily classical and jazz music and news. WCMU-FM moved to 89.5 with 100,000 watts of power in the mid-1970s, and in 1978 began to add a series of rebroadcaster stations around central and northern Michigan, beginning with WCML-FM in Alpena.

WCMU launched its current format on March 1, 2023.[4] The same day, it launched a 24/7 classical music station called WCMU Classical. The classical service can be heard online, on the station's mobile app, on smart speakers, and on its HD-2 sub channel in the communities of Mount Pleasant, Alpena, Harbor Springs, and Bay City.[5]

Prior to March 1, 2023, WCMU Public Radio was a mixed-format station, airing news programming from NPR, and locally hosted classical, jazz and blues programming. Previously aired programs include Nightside Jazz and Blues, Take Five, The Beat, Central Stage, Afternoon Classical and Mosaic.

The station won regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in 2023,[6] 2022, 2021, and 2018.[7] The station has received multiple awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, and was MAB Public Station of the Year for 2002. Producers and Hosts including David Nicholas, Rick Westover, Mike Horace, Amy Robinson, Robert Barclay, Ben Thorpe, Brett Dahlberg, Jamie Lynn Gilbert, Sara Bingham and Eileen LaTarte have also won state awards.

Affiliates edit

The station also serves most of Northern Michigan, including the eastern Upper Peninsula, through a network of affiliate stations:

Callsign Frequency City of license Broadcast Area First air date Former callsigns
WCMB-FM[8] 95.7 FM Oscoda, MI [1] September 1998 WCMV-FM
(12/20/96–2/13/98)
WCML-FM[9] 91.7 FM Alpena, MI [2] April 1978 none
WCMW-FM[10] 103.9 FM Harbor Springs, MI [3] August 1988 (as WLTO) WLTO
(4/6/88–9/24/93)
WCMZ-FM[11] 98.3 FM Sault Ste. Marie, MI [4] July 1990 none
WCMV-FM 94.3 FM Leland, MI [5] April 30, 2020 WFCX (2/24/2003-12/5/2019)
WWCM[12] 96.9 FM Standish, MI [6] December 1989 (as WSTD) off-air
(11/23/99–11/17/00)
WSTD
(12/28/94–11/23/99)
WCYY
(7/8/94–12/28/94)
WSTD (6/3/88–7/8/94)

WCMW Harbor Springs and WWCM Standish were both commercial FM stations before joining the CMU Public Radio network. What is now WCMW was originally WLTO, a country music station. 96.9 WSTD in Standish was originally a satellite-fed oldies station and then moved to a full-service Adult Contemporary music format (with simulcasts of the evening news from WNEM-TV 5) until it went dark in November 1999. The 96.9 frequency was donated to CMU Public Radio and it was on the air with WCMU programming a year later.

At one time, CMU Public Radio was also broadcast on a translator station, W236BU, at 95.1 FM in Traverse City. The translator began operations in 2011, and it was a translator for WCMW-FM Harbor Springs. After the purchase of what now is WCMV-FM on April 30, 2020, the translator was divested, it presently translates WGFN.[13] [14]

WCMU serves the Sault Ste. Marie/Newberry radio market via affiliate station WCMZ, but its signal normally does not reach Newberry. That community was formerly served by Northern Michigan University's similar public radio/NPR/jazz station WNMU-FM via its translator station W216AI, however the translator's license was cancelled on June 17, 2020.

WUCX-FM Bay City simulcasts WCMU-FM generally in the evening hours; that station is owned by CMU, which jointly run WUCX with Delta College.

WCMU-FM, WCML-FM, WCMW-FM, and WUCX-FM all broadcast in HD Radio. Each of the four CMU Public Radio stations broadcasting in HD also offer an HD-2 side channel featuring a 24-7 Classical Music format, branded as "WCMU Classical"; the side channels debuted in January 2012, the original format was formerly a 24-7 NPR news/talk format, which was moved to the main analog/HD-1 signals during a format flip in March 2023.[15]

WCML Transmitter Fire

On February 28, 2024, a fire broke out at the WCML transmitter site, putting WCML-FM 91.7 and its TV sister WCML off the air. The building was a complete loss and the two stations will be off the air for the indefinite future. WCMU Public Media has plans to rebuild and restore the two signals in the coming months. The fire also had interrupted a relay to WCMW-FM, which was also off the air but transmits from a separate location. The WCMW signal per the stations website was restored early on February 29, after being out overnight after the fire the day before. [16] On March 1, 2024, WCMU released an initial statement regarding the turn of events leading up to the fire, also reported on by 9&10 news.[17] Early on, what was believed, was that prior to the fire, a local utility power outage was indicated by the remote monitoring equipment for WCML, causing the onsite backup generator to activate. Included in the initial report, fire officials were led to believe that a fire began in the generator room and spread to the rest of the building. By March 9, WCMU's webpage was updated and the exact cause of the fire was ultimately not able to be determined, any previous speculation of the generator failing was removed from the site.

References edit

  1. ^ "WCMU-FM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com.
  2. ^ "WCMU News & More Schedule".
  3. ^ "WCMU News & More Schedule".
  4. ^ WCMU to Move to Public News/Talk Radioinsight - February 28, 2023
  5. ^ "How to Listen to WCMU Classical".
  6. ^ "2023 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners - Radio Television Digital News Association".
  7. ^ "2023 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners - Radio Television Digital News Association".
  8. ^ "WCMB-FM 95.7 Oscoda - Michiguide.com Dials (A)". www.michiguide.com.
  9. ^ "WCML-FM 91.7 Alpena - Michiguide.com Dials (A)". www.michiguide.com.
  10. ^ "WCMW-FM 103.9 Harbor Springs/Petoskey - Michiguide.com Dials (A)". www.michiguide.com.
  11. ^ "WCMZ-FM 98.3 Sault Ste Marie - Michiguide.com Dials (A)". www.michiguide.com.
  12. ^ "WWCM FM 96.9 Standish - Michiguide.com Dials (V)". www.michiguide.com.
  13. ^ "FCCInfo Results". www.fccinfo.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  14. ^ "Fm Query". 2024-03-01.
  15. ^ "radiofaq". WCMU. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  16. ^ "WCMU radio and television off air in northeast Lower Michigan following fire". WCMU Public Radio. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  17. ^ Aguayo, Christina. "Fire knocks out PBS, NPR broadcasts in Lower North East". 9&10 News. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

External links edit

  • WCMU-FM
  • Michiguide.com - WCMU-FM History
  • WCMU in the FCC FM station database
  • WCMU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • WCMB in the FCC FM station database
  • WCMB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • WCML in the FCC FM station database
  • WCML in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • WCMW in the FCC FM station database
  • WCMW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • W236BU in the FCC FM station database
  • W236BU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • WCMZ in the FCC FM station database
  • WCMZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • WWCM in the FCC FM station database
  • WWCM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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January 01, 1970
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WCMU FM 89 5 FM is a public radio station in Mount Pleasant Michigan The station owned by Central Michigan University is a National Public Radio member station airing a news talk format along with a variety of other programming It is the flagship station of a network called WCMU Public Radio made up of six other affiliate stations in Northern Michigan WCMU FMMount Pleasant MichiganBroadcast areaCentral Michigan 1 Northern Lower Peninsula and Northern MichiganFrequency89 5 MHz HD Radio BrandingWCMU Public RadioProgrammingFormatNews TalkSubchannelsHD2 ClassicalAffiliationsNPR PRX APM BBCOwnershipOwnerCentral Michigan UniversitySister stationsWUCX FMWCMU TVHistoryFirst air dateApril 6 1964 at 90 1 MHz Call sign meaningCentral Michigan UniversityTechnical informationFacility ID9918ClassC1ERP100 000 wattsHAAT130 meters 430 ft LinksWebcastListen liveWebsiteWCMU FM Contents 1 Programming 2 History 3 Affiliates 4 References 5 External linksProgramming editWCMU Public Radio broadcasts news and talk programming during the week including Morning Edition All Things Considered 1A Fresh Air Here and Now and On Point 2 On weekends the station airs a mix of news talk entertainment and music programs These include national shows like Weekend Edition Wait Wait Don t Tell Me and This American Life and local music programs such as The Juke Joint Homespun and Destination Out Overnight WCMU airs programming from the BBC World Service 3 History editWCMU FM was originally a 10 watt campus radio station at 90 1 signing on on April 6 1964 During its early years the station broadcast a wide variety of programming aimed at the campus population of the university including classical popular music and progressive rock By 1969 the station was an affiliate of the National Educational Radio Network which became NPR in 1970 and since then the station has broadcast primarily classical and jazz music and news WCMU FM moved to 89 5 with 100 000 watts of power in the mid 1970s and in 1978 began to add a series of rebroadcaster stations around central and northern Michigan beginning with WCML FM in Alpena WCMU launched its current format on March 1 2023 4 The same day it launched a 24 7 classical music station called WCMU Classical The classical service can be heard online on the station s mobile app on smart speakers and on its HD 2 sub channel in the communities of Mount Pleasant Alpena Harbor Springs and Bay City 5 Prior to March 1 2023 WCMU Public Radio was a mixed format station airing news programming from NPR and locally hosted classical jazz and blues programming Previously aired programs include Nightside Jazz and Blues Take Five The Beat Central Stage Afternoon Classical and Mosaic The station won regional Edward R Murrow Awards in 2023 6 2022 2021 and 2018 7 The station has received multiple awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and was MAB Public Station of the Year for 2002 Producers and Hosts including David Nicholas Rick Westover Mike Horace Amy Robinson Robert Barclay Ben Thorpe Brett Dahlberg Jamie Lynn Gilbert Sara Bingham and Eileen LaTarte have also won state awards Affiliates editThe station also serves most of Northern Michigan including the eastern Upper Peninsula through a network of affiliate stations Callsign Frequency City of license Broadcast Area First air date Former callsigns WCMB FM 8 95 7 FM Oscoda MI 1 September 1998 WCMV FM 12 20 96 2 13 98 WCML FM 9 91 7 FM Alpena MI 2 April 1978 none WCMW FM 10 103 9 FM Harbor Springs MI 3 August 1988 as WLTO WLTO 4 6 88 9 24 93 WCMZ FM 11 98 3 FM Sault Ste Marie MI 4 July 1990 none WCMV FM 94 3 FM Leland MI 5 April 30 2020 WFCX 2 24 2003 12 5 2019 WWCM 12 96 9 FM Standish MI 6 December 1989 as WSTD off air 11 23 99 11 17 00 WSTD 12 28 94 11 23 99 WCYY 7 8 94 12 28 94 WSTD 6 3 88 7 8 94 WCMW Harbor Springs and WWCM Standish were both commercial FM stations before joining the CMU Public Radio network What is now WCMW was originally WLTO a country music station 96 9 WSTD in Standish was originally a satellite fed oldies station and then moved to a full service Adult Contemporary music format with simulcasts of the evening news from WNEM TV 5 until it went dark in November 1999 The 96 9 frequency was donated to CMU Public Radio and it was on the air with WCMU programming a year later At one time CMU Public Radio was also broadcast on a translator station W236BU at 95 1 FM in Traverse City The translator began operations in 2011 and it was a translator for WCMW FM Harbor Springs After the purchase of what now is WCMV FM on April 30 2020 the translator was divested it presently translates WGFN 13 14 WCMU serves the Sault Ste Marie Newberry radio market via affiliate station WCMZ but its signal normally does not reach Newberry That community was formerly served by Northern Michigan University s similar public radio NPR jazz station WNMU FM via its translator station W216AI however the translator s license was cancelled on June 17 2020 WUCX FM Bay City simulcasts WCMU FM generally in the evening hours that station is owned by CMU which jointly run WUCX with Delta College WCMU FM WCML FM WCMW FM and WUCX FM all broadcast in HD Radio Each of the four CMU Public Radio stations broadcasting in HD also offer an HD 2 side channel featuring a 24 7 Classical Music format branded as WCMU Classical the side channels debuted in January 2012 the original format was formerly a 24 7 NPR news talk format which was moved to the main analog HD 1 signals during a format flip in March 2023 15 WCML Transmitter FireOn February 28 2024 a fire broke out at the WCML transmitter site putting WCML FM 91 7 and its TV sister WCML off the air The building was a complete loss and the two stations will be off the air for the indefinite future WCMU Public Media has plans to rebuild and restore the two signals in the coming months The fire also had interrupted a relay to WCMW FM which was also off the air but transmits from a separate location The WCMW signal per the stations website was restored early on February 29 after being out overnight after the fire the day before 16 On March 1 2024 WCMU released an initial statement regarding the turn of events leading up to the fire also reported on by 9 amp 10 news 17 Early on what was believed was that prior to the fire a local utility power outage was indicated by the remote monitoring equipment for WCML causing the onsite backup generator to activate Included in the initial report fire officials were led to believe that a fire began in the generator room and spread to the rest of the building By March 9 WCMU s webpage was updated and the exact cause of the fire was ultimately not able to be determined any previous speculation of the generator failing was removed from the site References edit WCMU FM Radio Station Coverage Map radio locator com WCMU News amp More Schedule WCMU News amp More Schedule WCMU to Move to Public News Talk Radioinsight February 28 2023 How to Listen to WCMU Classical 2023 Regional Edward R Murrow Award Winners Radio Television Digital News Association 2023 Regional Edward R Murrow Award Winners Radio Television Digital News Association WCMB FM 95 7 Oscoda Michiguide com Dials A www michiguide com WCML FM 91 7 Alpena Michiguide com Dials A www michiguide com WCMW FM 103 9 Harbor Springs Petoskey Michiguide com Dials A www michiguide com WCMZ FM 98 3 Sault Ste Marie Michiguide com Dials A www michiguide com WWCM FM 96 9 Standish Michiguide com Dials V www michiguide com FCCInfo Results www fccinfo com Retrieved 2024 03 01 Fm Query 2024 03 01 radiofaq WCMU Retrieved 2024 04 23 WCMU radio and television off air in northeast Lower Michigan following fire WCMU Public Radio 2024 02 28 Retrieved 2024 02 29 Aguayo Christina Fire knocks out PBS NPR broadcasts in Lower North East 9 amp 10 News Retrieved 2024 03 01 External links editWCMU FM Michiguide com WCMU FM History WCMU in the FCC FM station database WCMU in Nielsen Audio s FM station database WCMB in the FCC FM station database WCMB in Nielsen Audio s FM station database WCML in the FCC FM station database WCML in Nielsen Audio s FM station database WCMW in the FCC FM station database WCMW in Nielsen Audio s FM station database W236BU in the FCC FM station database W236BU in Nielsen Audio s FM station database WCMZ in the FCC FM station database WCMZ in Nielsen Audio s FM station database WWCM in the FCC FM station database WWCM in Nielsen Audio s FM station database 43 34 23 N 84 46 23 W 43 573 N 84 773 W 43 573 84 773 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WCMU FM amp oldid 1220320713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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