The Gospel Opportunities Radio Network is a group of

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FM radio stations, based in Marquette,

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at 130 Carmen Drive. Gospel Opportunities, Incorporated was formed in 1975 to provide religious radio programming in the

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of Michigan. WHWL became its first station when it went on the air in April 1976. WHWL is a Christian station with a focus on

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teaching programs and traditional, conservative music. Their current station manager, Andy Larsen, has been in the position since 2016 when he took over for the late Curt Marker. The station usually has between 8-10 on-air radio personalities, highlighted by Kathy Kantola who runs the children's storytime program "Kathy's Kids Korner" weekdays from 1:30-4pm.

Stations

The main station of the Gospel Opportunities Radio Network is WHWL, is based in

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and operates on 95.7 MHz with 100,000 watts. The station has two full-power

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stations: *WEUL, which is licensed to

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, operates on 98.1 MHz with 1,000 watts and began operation in 1990. *WHWG, which is licensed to Trout Lake, Michigan, operates on 89.9 MHz with 1,000 watts and began operation in July 1999 as a replacement of

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W293AG on 106.5. Upon launching, WHWG was the first Christian radio station serving the Sault Ste. Marie/Newberry radio market.

Translators

Additionally, WHWL has 10 translator stations of its own:

Sources

Michiguide.com - WHWL History

External links

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