WQXO

WQXO

City of license	Munising, Michigan
Branding	Good Time Oldies 1400 AM
Frequency	1400 kHz
First air date	1955 (as WGON)
Format	Oldies
Power	1,000 watts
Class	C
Facility ID	41826
Former callsigns	WGON (1955-8/29/78) WMAB (?-?)
Affiliations	Westwood One Michigan Radio Network
Owner	Great Lakes Radio
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wqxo.com

WQXO (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to Munising, Michigan. It broadcasts an oldies music format. WQXO signed on in the late 1950s as WMAB "Munising Alger Broadcasting" operating from studios above the First National Bank building (now City Hall). Owned by The Munising News, WMAB operated daytime only at first, later staying on the air until 10pm nightly. The call letters were changed to WGON "Wagon Radio" (similar to Menominee's WAGN). In 1974 an FM CP was obtained and signed on as WQXO with a plan to be a separate format from WGON. The separate programming didn't materialize and WQXO signed on simulcasting WGON's programming. A mix of top 40 and beautiful music jingles edited made for an interesting station image. Studios were located at The Broadcast House on Onota street and remained there until a move to Marquette in the late '00's. The WGON call letters were dropped in 1978 and both WQXO AM/FM simulcast. For a short time in '81-83 WQXO emulated WJML-Petoskey with a sound-alike presentation. WQXO airs an oldies format with local morning programming from a local restaurant.

As WQXO-FM, the station in the early 1970s simulcast the MOR/adult contemporary format of AM sister WGON (later and now WQXO) during the day, and aired beautiful music during non-simulcast dayparts. By the early 1980s, WQXO-AM were simulcast 24/7 with an adult contemporary format. This was followed in the early 1990s by the WHCH calls and country and then oldies music, and then the current calls and format.

Sources

Michiguide.com - WQXO History

External links

WQXO.com - Official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WQXO

Radio-Locator Information on WQXO

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WQXO

Radio stations in the Marquette, Michigan area

By FM frequency	88.3 90.1 91.5 92.3 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.7 97.1 97.5 98.3 99.5 99.9 100.3 101.9 103.3 105.1 106.1 107.7

By AM frequency	600 680 970 1240 1320 1400

By callsign	W248BU W260AG W286BC W291CJ WCHT WDBC WDMJ WFXD WGLQ WHWL WIAN WJPD WKQS-FM WKPK WMQT WNGE WNMU-FM WQXO WRUP WUPG WUPK WUPT WUPX WUPZ WZAM

Nearby radio markets Houghton Iron Mountain Sault Ste. Marie–Newberry See also List of radio stations in Michigan

Oldies radio stations in the state of Michigan

By frequency	850 910 1160 1360 1400 1450 1460 (silent) 1480 1590 93.9 97.3 99.3 99.5 99.9 100.9 103.7 103.7 105.5

By callsign	WBET-FM WCSY-FM WCXI WDEE-FM WGKL WGTO WGVS WGVU WHAK-FM WHTO WHYB WKLA WKYO WNBY-FM WNGE WPON WQXC-FM WQXO WTVB

By city	Allegan Caro Cassopolis Coldwater Fenton Gladstone Kentwood/Grand Rapids Ludington Menominee Muskegon Munising Negaunee Newberry Reed City Rogers City South Haven Sturgis Walled Lake

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Michigan

Coordinates: 46°24′30″N 86°38′22″W / 46.40833°N 86.63944°W / 46.40833; -86.63944

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