WNMC

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WNMC 90.7 is a public radio station in Traverse City, Michigan, and is owned by Northwestern Michigan College. The station has block programming, mostly jazz and blues during the daytime, Americana in the late afternoon, and rock programming at night, but also playing alternative country, world music, and electonica.

The station began life in 1967 as a carrier-current station, broadcasting to the dormitories at NMC. In 1979, WNMC made its FM debut at 90.9, broadcasting at a mere 10 watts, and in 1981, they boosted power again to 150 watts, covering Traverse City and not much else.

In 1997, WNMC boosted their power once more to 600 watts and moved to its current frequency, 90.7. The station now broadcasts from the relay tower of WPBN-TV 7 & 4, Traverse City's NBC station.

The station is operated completely by listener donations and business support. NMC (the college) supplies bookkeeping and fundraising as well as a space to operate from. The annual budget is approximately $90,000.

WNMC, is staffed mostly community volunteers, young and old running the boards and not just students (like most college stations). One of the station's jazz programs is hosted by longtime WPBN news anchor Dave Walker, who started his radio career at WKLA in Ludington, MI in the 1960s.

The station's only employee is Eric Hines. Eric was a journalist prior to being recruited for the postion. His previous experience in radio was with WRSU as a the Broadcast Administrator. Eric is responsible for almost all the functions of the station. He even is heard on the air several times a week.

In recent years, the station added a morning show, hosted by Peter Strong, General Manager Eric Hines, Diane Miller, Dave Gault, Lynda Strong and several other community volunteers. Strong previously worked in northern Michigan radio in the early 80s and worked in Colorado not too long ago. The program is a mixture of news, music and chat.

The station usually signs on at 6 a.m. and signs off at 2 a.m.

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