WFXD
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WFXD is a radio station
broadcasting a country music
format in Marquette, Michigan
.
The station began broadcasting in the 1970s at 100.1 FM as WUUN, a live-assist Top 40/adult contemporary music station known as "Stereo 100." In 1985, the station moved to its current 103.3 frequency and became WRUP "U.P. 103", programming a CHR
format. The station's slogan and calls meant "We're UP on the U.P.!" 1
WRUP changed in 1990 to the WFXD calls and a satellite-fed oldies
format, which continued for almost a decade until the station went country. Originally the station used the on-air identifier "B103" under its country format, even though it never changed its calls from WFXD; it later identified as FOX 103, WFXD. In the summer of 2010, the station dropped all satellite-fed portions of its format and rebranded as "The Country Extreme."
On-Air Talent includes:
Elmer Aho,
Mark Evans,
"The Doctor" (Don Thoma),
Amanda Lyn,
Major Discount (Todd Noordyk),
Shows include:
All American Mornings,
American Country Gold with Elmer Aho,
The Local Artist Show,
American Country Countdown,
American Christian Music Review,
The Road with Charlie Cook,
The Final Lap with Kerry Murphy,
Radio station
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broadcasting a country music
Country music
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format in Marquette, Michigan
Marquette, Michigan
Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern...
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The station began broadcasting in the 1970s at 100.1 FM as WUUN, a live-assist Top 40/adult contemporary music station known as "Stereo 100." In 1985, the station moved to its current 103.3 frequency and became WRUP "U.P. 103", programming a CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format. The station's slogan and calls meant "We're UP on the U.P.!" 1
WRUP changed in 1990 to the WFXD calls and a satellite-fed oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format, which continued for almost a decade until the station went country. Originally the station used the on-air identifier "B103" under its country format, even though it never changed its calls from WFXD; it later identified as FOX 103, WFXD. In the summer of 2010, the station dropped all satellite-fed portions of its format and rebranded as "The Country Extreme."
On-Air Talent includes:
Elmer Aho,
Mark Evans,
"The Doctor" (Don Thoma),
Amanda Lyn,
Major Discount (Todd Noordyk),
Shows include:
All American Mornings,
American Country Gold with Elmer Aho,
The Local Artist Show,
American Country Countdown,
American Christian Music Review,
The Road with Charlie Cook,
The Final Lap with Kerry Murphy,