WSOO
Encyclopedia
WSOO is a radio station
in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
. The station airs a gold-based Soft Adult Contemporary format during daytime hours, featuring music from the 1960s through the 2000s, and features sports talk
programming from ESPN Radio
at night.
WSOO is owned and operated by Sovereign Communications
, and is part of Sovereign's 7-station cluster in the Sault Ste. Marie and Newberry
area (see Infobox). Prior to its current ownership, WSOO and FM sister WSUE
were owned by Richard E. Hunt, who also owned WCBY
AM & FM in Cheboygan and WPTW
AM & FM
in his hometown of Piqua, Ohio
; Hunt died in 2002.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River...
. The station airs a gold-based Soft Adult Contemporary format during daytime hours, featuring music from the 1960s through the 2000s, and features sports talk
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
programming from ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
at night.
WSOO is owned and operated by Sovereign Communications
Sovereign Communications
Sovereign Communications, LLC is an American radio broadcasting company which owns 15 radio stations in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with offices in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The company is owned and operated by William C...
, and is part of Sovereign's 7-station cluster in the Sault Ste. Marie and Newberry
Newberry, Michigan
Newberry is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Luce County. Located within McMillan Township at its very southern end, it shares some administrative responsibilities with the surrounding township. The population was 2,686 at the 2000 census.The village was named in...
area (see Infobox). Prior to its current ownership, WSOO and FM sister WSUE
WSUE
WSUE is a radio station in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, broadcasting at 101.3 FM. The station broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name Rock 101. Prior to adopting the rock format, WSUE had country and adult-contemporary music formats...
were owned by Richard E. Hunt, who also owned WCBY
WCBY
WCBY is a radio station in Cheboygan, Michigan, broadcasting a classic country format delivered by Dial Global Local known as "Big Country Gold".The station began broadcasting in 1954 as a 250-watt station under the ownership of Straits Broadcasting...
AM & FM in Cheboygan and WPTW
WPTW
WPTW "The Voice of Miami County" is a commercial AM radio station in Piqua, Ohio, USA operating 24/7 at 1570 kHz with a power output of 250 watts plus a live audio stream on the Internet. It is currently owned by Miami Valley Radio LLC, owned solely by Mark Hiner...
AM & FM
WHIO-FM
WHIO-FM is a news/talk radio station licensed to serve the community of Pleasant Hill, Ohio.Until October 30, 2006, WHIO-FM was known as WDPT "95.7 The Point." The station now simulcasts the programming of News/Talk 1290 WHIO in Dayton...
in his hometown of Piqua, Ohio
Piqua, Ohio
Piqua is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,738 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.Piqua was one of the cities that experienced severe flooding during the Great Dayton Flood of 1913....
; Hunt died in 2002.