WWMN

WWMN
City	Thompsonville, Michigan
Broadcast area
Branding	106.3 The Mitten
Frequency	106.3 MHz
Translator(s)	107.7 W299CB (Manistee)
First air date	1971 (as WKLA-FM)
Format	Adult album alternative
Power	2,200 watts
HAAT	116 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	10809
Callsign meaning	MitteN
Former callsigns	WKLA-FM (1971-2016)
Owner	Todd Mohr (Mitten Media LLC)
Sister stations	WMTE-FM
Website	1063themitten.com

WWMN is an FM radio station broadcasting at 106.3 MHz and owned by Todd Mohr, through licensee Mitten Media LLC. Licensed to Thompsonville, Michigan, the station serves the Traverse City market with a coverage area extending from the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula south to Manistee and Cadillac. The station also serves the immediate Manistee area through a translator, W299CB at 107.7 MHz.

History

WWMN began operations in May 1971 as WKLA-FM and spent much of its programming day simulcasting its AM sister station throughout the 1970s. Around 1980, the station further separated programming from the AM's Middle of the Road format by moving into Adult Contemporary, which has been the station's format since, although the station still simulcast the AM during certain dayparts until 2000.

Synergy Broadcast Media purchased WKLA-FM in 2012 from Lake Michigan Broadcasting. The deal did not close until June 19, 2013, at a price of $580,000 for WKLA-FM and sister stations WKLA and WKZC. Almost immediately, Synergy announced that it was seeking FCC approval to move the areas oldest operating FM station to Thompsonville, Michigan. (FCC File #BPH-20130801A0K).

The station changed its call sign to the current WWMN on August 15, 2016 with WKLA-FM moving to 96.3 FM and continuing with the Westwood One Hot AC format as "Hits 96" (now "96-3 KLA").

On November 18, 2016 WWMN debuted its new adult album alternative format, branded as "106.3 The Mitten". The format over time has gravitated towards a Modern AC-leaning presentation with lighter songs from the 70s through the 90s interspersed with upbeat tracks from more contemporary alternative artists.

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References

Michiguide.com - WWMN History

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WWMN

Radio-Locator information on WWMN

Radio stations in the Traverse City–Petoskey–Cadillac, Michigan market
By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.5 88.7 89.3 89.9 90.5 90.7 90.9 91.1 91.3 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.1 92.3 92.5 92.9 93.5 93.7 94.3 94.5 94.7 95.1 95.3 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.5 97.7 98.1 98.3 98.5 98.9 99.3 99.7 100.1 (Bear Lake) 100.1 (Beaver Island) 100.3 100.5 100.7 100.9 101.1 (Roscommon) 101.1 (Traverse City) 101.5 101.9 102.1 102.3 102.9 103.5 103.9 104.5 104.9 (Lake City) 104.9 (Traverse City) 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.3 (Onaway) 106.3 (Thompsonville) 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9 (Charlevoix) 107.9 (McBain)
By AM frequency	530 580 750 940 1110 1210 1230 1240 (Cheboygan) 1240 (Cadillac) 1270 1310 1340 1370 1400 1610
By callsign	W221CA W234BU W236BU W246CW W252DA W259AH W263CD W264CF W266CS W271AG W272CR W285ET WAIR WARD WATT WBCM WBLW WBNZ WCBY WCCW WCCW-FM WCDY WCML-FM WCUZ WCHY WCMW-FM WFCX WFDX WGCP WGFE WGFM WGFN WGRY-FM WIDG WIAA WIAB WICA WICV WJML WJNL WJOG WJZQ WKAD WKHQ-FM WNHC787 WKLT WKLZ WLDR-FM WLJD WLJN WLJN-FM WLJW WLJW-FM WLXT WLXV WMBN WMJZ WMKC WMKT WMQU WNMC-FM WOLW WOUF WPHN WQEZ WQON WSRJ WSRT WTCK WTCM WTCM-FM WTCY WTLI WUPS WVBI-LP WWMN WWSS WYPV WZTC
Nearby radio markets Alpena–Tawas City Door County Ludington-Manistee North Central Michigan Sault Ste. Marie–Newberry Tri-Cities See also List of radio stations in Michigan

Radio stations in the Ludington–Manistee, Michigan area
By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.7 91.1 91.7 92.7 94.9 96.3 97.7 98.7 100.1 101.5 102.7 103.5 107.7
By AM frequency	1340 1450
By callsign	W219DK W224CA W299CB WCUZ WIAA WKLA WKLA-FM WKZC WLDN WLMN WMLQ WMOM WMTE WMTE-FM WOLW WSMZ WTCM-FM
Nearby radio markets Milwaukee-Racine North Central Michigan Traverse City–Petoskey Muskegon See also List of radio stations in Michigan

Coordinates: 44°03′25″N 86°24′58″W / 44.057°N 86.416°W / 44.057; -86.416

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