WGLQ

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WGLQ
City of license	Escanaba, Michigan
Broadcast area	[1]
Branding	Magic 97
Slogan	Today's Hit Music
First air date	1976
Frequency	97.1 MHz
Format	Contemporary Hits/Top 40
Power	100,000 watts
Class	C
Former callsigns	WKZY (1976-4/16/82)
Owner	Lakes Radio
Website	http://www.radioresultsnetwork.com/

WGLQ is an FM radio station serving the central portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. WGLQ broadcasts at a frequency of 97.1 megahertz and its studios and offices are located on Ludington Ave in Escanaba, Michigan. WGLQ's transmitter is located 30 miles north of Escanaba near the town of Trenary, and broadcasts from an antenna 1,070 feet in heights. WGLQ transmits its signal from the same tower that WJMN Channel 3 Escanaba broadcasts from.

THe station first signed on in 1976 as WKZY-FM, playing beautiful music. In 1982, the call letters were changed to WGLQ, known then (and still) on the air as "Magic 97." The station has broadcast an adult-oriented contemporary hit format since the very beginning. Originally, WGLQ was live from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and automated the remainder of the time, but more live and local announcers were eventually added. As CHR stations go, WGLQ has generally always been quite conservative, because many businesses in the Upper Peninsula wouldn't want to advertise on a station playing rap music. In fact, the only time many hip-hop-oriented CHR hits are heard on WGLQ is on Saturday nights during the syndicated "Open House Party," hosted by John Garabedian. During the overnight hours, WGLQ airs the satellite-delivered "Adult Hit Radio" format from Jones Radio Networks.

The station serves Escanaba, Iron Mountain, Marquette and Munising in the central Upper Peninsula.

[edit] Sources

• Michiguide.com - WGLQ History

[edit] External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WGLQ