WKFR-FM
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WKFR-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the maximum for most stations in Southern Michigan. The transmitter is on North 44th Street at East E F Avenue in Augusta.[1]
History
The station signed on the air in June 11, 1963Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[2] Its original call sign was WELL-FM and it broadcast at 96.5 MHz. WELL-FM and its sister station, WELL 1400 AM, simulcast their programming for most of the 1960s. In 1964, WELL-AM-FM became WKFR-AM-FM. The AM station became Top 40 outlet "Keener 14". The FM station moved to 103.3 MHz. By the late 1960s, it had broken from the simulcast and was airing an automated beautiful music format, playing quarter hour sweeps of mostly instrumental songs.
In 1972, WKFR changed its call letters to WKNR after that call sign was dropped by the former WKNR in Detroit, but the FM station remained WKFR-FM. By the end of the 1970s, WKFR-FM had evolved from easy listening "good music" to an adult contemporary format. In 1981, WKFR inherited the Top 40 format from 1400 WKNR and has retained it ever since.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WKFR-FM. The price tag was $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global. Both Townsquare and Dial Global were controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[3][4] The sale was consummated on November 14, 2013.
References
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- ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WKFR
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-102. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
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External links
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