WNMU-FM is a radio station in the United States

United States

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, broadcasting at FM 90.1 in Marquette, Michigan

Marquette, Michigan

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. The station, owned by Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University

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, is a National Public Radio member station, airing a large amount of classical and jazz music along with a variety of other local programming. It is operated by a combination of full-time staff members and students.

The station serves the Upper Peninsula and northeastern Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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. It first signed on in 1963 as WNMR. It joined the then year-old NPR in 1971 and adopted its current calls in 1975.

WNMU-FM is licensed to broadcast in HD Radio

HD Radio

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, but opted to temporarily discontinue HD broadcasting in the spring of 2011 due to financial constraints. The station had planned to launch HD-2 and HD-3 side channels, one featuring entirely classical music and the other featuring entirely public radio news and information.http://wnmu.publicbroadcasting.net/media/Preview%20PDF/WNMU-FM_Preview_May11.pdf It had been the only Upper Peninsula radio station licensed for HD transmissions.

Translators

WNMU-FM programming can also be heard on the following translator stations across the Upper Peninsula:
NOTE: W243BQ previously operated as W296AX on 107.1 FM. The translator changed frequencies due to the sign-on of 107.3 WUPF

WUPF

WUPF is a radio station licensed to Powers, Michigan and currently broadcasts an Variety Hits as Eagle 107.3 FM. The station is currently owned by Radioactive, LLC and was granted its license on March 2, 2008. After going silent for the first six months the station signed on in September, 2008...

 in Powers, Michigan

Powers, Michigan

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, which serves the Escanaba area.
Similarly, the Stephenson translator, which originally operated at 107.3, was forced off the air in July 2009 by the sign-on on WUPF. The translator received construction permits to move to 96.7 and 97.3, but transmission on those frequencies would have presented interference to WUPG

WUPG

WUPG is a radio station licensed to Republic, Michigan. The station is currently owned by Radioactive, LLC and was granted its license on April 17, 2008...

 96.7 FM in Republic, Michigan

Republic, Michigan

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, and WGLQ 97.1 FM in Escanaba, respectively. In June 2011, the translator was granted a construction permit to operate on 97.9, where it would not interfere in the protected coverage areas of any full-powered stations, and WNMU-FM hopes to have it on the air at 97.9 by December 2011. http://wnmu.publicbroadcasting.net/media/Preview%20PDF/WNMU-FM_Preview_May11.pdf