WCMU-FM
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| City of license | Mt. Pleasant, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | [1] |
| Branding | CMU Public Radio |
| Frequency | 89.5 MHz |
| First air date | April 6, 1964 |
| Format | News/Talk, Classical |
| Power | 100,000 watts |
| Class | C1 |
| Callsign meaning | Central Michigan University |
| Former callsigns | none |
| Affiliations | NPR, PRI |
| Owner | Central Michigan University |
| Website | http://www.wcmu.org/ |
WCMU-FM is a radio station in the United States, broadcasting at FM 89.5 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The station, owned by Central Michigan University, is a National Public Radio member station, airing a large amount of classical and jazz music along with a variety of other programming. The station call letters WCMU are also used to refer to the station network, CMU Public Radio.
The station also serves most of Northern Michigan, including the eastern Upper Peninsula, through a network of repeater stations:
| Callsign | Frequency | City of license | Broadcast Area | First air date | Former callsigns |
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| WCMB-FM | 95.7 FM | Oscoda, MI | [2] | September, 1988 | WCMV-FM (12/20/96-2/13/98) |
| WCML-FM | 91.7 FM | Alpena, MI | [3] | unknown | none |
| WCMW-FM | 103.9 FM | Harbor Springs, MI | [4] | 1988 | WLTO (4/6/88-9/24/93) |
| WCMZ-FM | 98.3 FM | Sault Ste. Marie, MI | [5] | November 22, 1988 | none |
| WWCM-FM | 96.9 FM | Standish, MI | [6] | June 3, 1988 | off-air (11/23/99-11/17/00) WSTD (12/28/94-11/23/99) WCYY (7/8/94-12/28/94) WSTD (6/3/88-7/8/94) |
WCMW Harbor Springs and WWCM Standish were both commercial FM stations before joining the CMU Public Radio network. What is now WCMW was once WLTO. 96.9 in Standish operated with a full-service Adult Contemporary music format as WSTD until it went dark in November 1999; The frequency was donated to CMU Public Radio and it was on the air with WCMU programming a year later.
CMU Public Radio offers a number of jazz and blues programs, including Nightside Jazz and Blues, Take Five, The Juke Joint and Destination Out. Locally produced weekend programs include Our Front Porch and Homespun. The station was MAB Public Station of the Year for 2002. Staff producers David Nicholas, Rick Westover, Jamie Lynn Gilbert, Sara Bingham and Eileen LaTarte have also won state awards.
WUCX-FM simulcasts WCMU-FM, except between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays.
- Michiguide.com - WCMU-FM History
- Michiguide.com - WCMB-FM History
- Michiguide.com - WCML-FM History
- Michiguide.com - WCMW-FM History
- Michiguide.com - WCMZ-FM History
- Michiguide.com - WWCM-FM History
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WCMU-FM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WCMB-FM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WCML-FM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WCMW-FM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WCMZ-FM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WWCM-FM
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| By FM frequency | 88.3 • 89.1 • 89.5 • 90.1 • 90.9 • 91.3 • 93.3 • 94.5 • 96.1 • 96.9 • 97.3 • 97.7 • 98.1 • 99.7 • 100.5 • 100.9 • 101.7 • 102.5 • 103.1 • 104.1 • 104.5 • 106.3 • 107.1 |
| By AM frequency | 600 • 790 • 1250 • 1330 • 1350 • 1400 • 1440 • 1490 |
| By callsign | WCEN-FM • WCHW-FM • WCMU-FM • WEJC • WGDN • WGDN-FM • WGER • WHNN • WILZ • WIOG • WKCQ • WKQZ • WLKB • WMAX • WMJO • WMPX • WMRX-FM • WNEM • WPRJ • WSAG • WSAM • WSGW • WSNL • WTKQ-FM • WTLZ • WTRK • WTRX • WUCX-FM • WUGN • WWCM • WYLZ |
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Michigan Radio Markets: Ann Arbor • Battle Creek • Detroit • Flint • Grand Rapids • Kalamazoo • Lansing-East Lansing • Muskegon • Saginaw-Bay City-Midland • Traverse City-Petoskey Other Michigan Radio Regions: Alpena • Houghton • Iron Mountain • Marquette • Sault Ste. Marie
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| By FM frequency | 90.1 • 91.5 • 93.9 • 96.7 • 97.9 • 98.3 • 99.5 • 101.3 • 102.3 • 105.5 |
| By AM frequency | 1230 • 1400 • 1450 |
| By callsign | WCMZ-FM • WIHC • WJOH • WKNW • WLSO • WMJT • WMKD • WNBY • WNBY-FM • WSOO • WSUE • WTHN • WYSS |
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Michigan Radio Markets: Ann Arbor • Battle Creek • Detroit • Flint • Grand Rapids • Kalamazoo • Lansing-East Lansing • Muskegon • Saginaw-Bay City-Midland • Traverse City-Petoskey Other Michigan Radio Regions: Alpena • Houghton • Iron Mountain • Marquette • Sault Ste. Marie
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| Stations | Allendale WGVU-FM · Alpena WCML-FM · Ann Arbor WUOM · Bay City WUCX-FM · Detroit WDET-FM · East Jordan WICV · East Lansing WKAR · East Lansing WKAR-FM · Flint WFUM-FM · Grand Rapids WBLU-FM · Grand Rapids WVGR · Harbor Springs WCMW-FM · Houghton WGGL-FM · Interlochen WIAA · Kalamazoo WMUK · Kentwood WGVU · Lansing WLNZ · Mackinaw City WIAB · Marquette WNMU-FM · Mt. Pleasant WCMU-FM · Oscoda WCMB-FM · Sault Ste. Marie WCMZ-FM · Standish WWCM-FM · Traverse City WICA · Twin Lake WBLV · Whitehall WGVS · Ypsilanti WEMU |
| See also List of NPR stations | |
