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WGRD
WGRD-FM (97.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is owned by Townsquare Media and it broadcasts a mainstream rock format. It is the flagship station of ''The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show'', a syndicated comedy and talk morning program. WGRD's studios and offices are on Ottawa Avenue NW in Grand Rapids. WGRD-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 13,000 watts. The transmitter is on 92nd Street SE at High Point Drive in Cutlerville. History College years and Top 40 The station signed on the air on .. Its original call sign was WXTO, owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids. It was a college radio station operated by Aquinas College, which gave students training in broadcasting and also aired Catholic religious programs. It was sold to a commercial broadcasting operation, which also owned WGRD 1410 AM in Grand Rapids and WTRU 1600 AM in Muskegon. Regional Broadcasters, Inc. took full control of the station in 1971 and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WNWZ
WNWZ (1410 AM broadcasting, AM, "Magic 104.9") is a radio station broadcasting an urban contemporary radio format, format, licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan. The station is simulcast on FM translator W285FO (104.9), licensed to Grand Rapids. History WGRD The station first began broadcasting under the WGRD call sign in 1948. As AM 1410 was originally a daytime-only station, the WGRD calls stood for Grand Rapids Daytime. The station adopted the Top 40 music format in 1959 and was a top-rated station in the Grand Rapids market during the late 1950s and early 1960s, though the station had lost ground to WJRW, WLAV 1340 and WZZM-FM 95.7 by the end of the decade. WGRD made a number of format adjustments in the mid-1960s in response to its falling ratings, shifting to an adult contemporary format in 1964 and then to a Top 40/oldies mix the following year before tweaking back to Top 40 in 1967. WGRD reclaimed its market dominance after it added an FM signal at 97.9 MHz in 1971 (for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLHT-FM
WLHT-FM (95.7 MHz) is a hot adult contemporary music formatted radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, owned by Townsquare Media. WLHT's studios are located on Ottawa Avenue Northwest in downtown Grand Rapids, while its transmitter is located in Comstock Park. WLHT-FM is also licensed for HD Radio operation, and features WSLI-FM on its HD-2 subchannel. WKLW, WZZM-FM, and WZZR The station signed on the same day as WOOD-FM (now WSRW-FM) in 1962. The original call letters of 95.7 FM were WKLW. In the mid-1960s, the station came into common ownership with WZZM-TV Channel 13 and became WZZM-FM, an example of the call letters and rounded frequency number both forming ambigrams as "96 WZZM". By 1967, the station was block-programmed, with country music in the morning, Top 40 music in afternoon drive, and middle of the road music at night. Then, in 1968, WZZM-FM converted its format to full-time Top 40. WZZM-FM "Z96" was one of the first FM Top 40s in Michigan to pose a seriou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Free Beer And Hot Wings Show
''The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show'' is a syndicated morning talk radio show broadcast primarily from the Townsquare Media radio station WGRD-FM in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The show is hosted by Gregg "Free Beer" Daniels, Chris "Hot Wings" Michels, executive producer Steve McKiernan, producer Kelly Cheesborough and Maitlynn Mossolle. Phone-screener, Tommy McNeil joined the team in January 2024. The show is syndicated throughout America, and is distributed by Compass Media Networks. ''The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show'' has also guest hosted ''The Dan Patrick Show ''The Dan Patrick Show'' is a syndicated radio and television sports talk show, hosted by former ESPN personality Dan Patrick. It is currently produced by Patrick and is syndicated to radio stations by Premiere Radio Networks, within and inde ...'' on multiple occasions. Holiday Break-in Every December, the show solicits the nomination by their listeners of needy families to be the recipients of the Holiday Brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WFGR
WFGR (98.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is an American radio broadcasting, radio station serving Grand Rapids, Michigan. It transmits from their facility in Alpine Township, Michigan, Alpine Township. WFGR is owned by Townsquare Media. The WFGR signal can be heard as far north as Stanwood, Michigan, far east as Pewamo, Michigan, and as far south as Plainwell, Michigan. Station History WFGR was previously a European classical music, classical music station throughout the 1990s, broadcasting the World Classical Network from WFCC-FM in Chatham, Massachusetts. It changed its format to oldies music as "Oldies 98.7" on October 11, 2004 when Grand Rapids' current oldies station at the time, WODJ, was displaced by rock station WTNR (FM), WKLQ. When WFGR debuted its oldies format, it was satellite-fed using Citadel Media, ABC Radio's "Oldies Radio" feed. Shortly thereafter, they debuted a mostly-local lineup of DJs, playing music from the 1960s and early 1970s. On June 29, 2009, the stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTRV
WTRV (100.5 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary radio format. The station is city of license, licensed to Walker, Michigan, and serves the Grand Rapids metropolitan area media market, radio market. WTRV is a List of North American broadcast station classes, Class A station, so it is limited to 3,000 watts. Its signal can be heard as far south as Otsego, Michigan, Otsego, far east as Ionia, Michigan, Ionia, and as far north as Fremont, Michigan, Fremont. The studios and offices are on Ottawa Avenue NW in Grand Rapids. The transmitter is on Peach Ridge Avenue NW at 3 Mile Road, near Interstate 96. History WQFN On June 15, 1993, the station first sign-on, signed on as WQFN. It was owned by William E. Kuiper, Jr. and had its studios and offices on Fremont Avenue NW. Kuiper served as the president and general manager, while his wife Ruth was the sales manager. For several years, WQFN was co-owned with Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flagship (radio)
In broadcasting, a flagship (also known as a flagship station or key station) is the broadcast station which originates a television network, or a particular radio or television program that plays a key role in the branding of and consumer loyalty to a network or station. This includes both direct network feeds and broadcast syndication, but generally not backhauls. Not all networks or shows have a flagship station, as some originate from a dedicated radio or television studio. The term derives from the naval custom where the commanding officer of a group of naval ships would fly a distinguishing flag. In common parlance, "flagship" is now used to mean the most important or leading member of a group, hence its various uses in broadcasting. The term ''flagship station'' is primarily used in TV and radio in the United States, Canada, and the Philippines (though it is seldomly used), while the term is primarily used in TV in Japan (and formerly in the United States). Examples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Radio
Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively created or produced by students, or may include program contributions from the local community in which the radio station is based. Sometimes campus radio stations are operated for the purpose of training professional radio personnel, sometimes with the aim of broadcasting educational programming, while other radio stations exist to provide alternative to commercial broadcasting or government broadcasters. Campus radio stations are generally licensed and regulated by national governments, and have very different characteristics from one country to the next. One commonality between many radio stations regardless of their physical location is a willingness—or, in some countries, even a licensing requirement—to broadcast musical selections that are not categ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Grand Rapids
The Diocese of Grand Rapids () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in western Michigan in the United States. It comprises 80 parishes in 11 counties. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Detroit. The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids. On April 18, 2013, Pope Francis appointed David J. Walkowiak to be the twelfth bishop of Grand Rapids. History 1700 to 1882 During the 17th century, present-day Michigan was part of the French colony of New France. The Diocese of Quebec had jurisdiction over the region. In 1763, the Michigan area became part of the British Province of Quebec, forbidden from settlement by American colonists. After the American Revolution, the Michigan region became part of the new United States. For Catholics, Michigan was now under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, which then comprised the entire country. In 1808, Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Bardstown in Kentucky, with jur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquinas College (Michigan)
Aquinas College is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids formed it as the Novitiate Normal School in 1886. It has also been known as Sacred Heart College, Maywood College, and Catholic Junior College. The college has more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offers 61 majors, awarding bachelor's degrees and master's degrees. Alicia Cordoba is the ninth and current president of the college. History The Congregation of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of the Dominican Order, Order of Preachers (Dominicans), today commonly known as the "Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids", led by Mother Aquinata Fiegler, OP, founded the Novitiate Normal School in Traverse City, Michigan in 1886. The school's mission was to educate young women who had yet to make their vows in the Order (i.e., Novitiate, novices), to be parochial school teachers throughout Michigan. It trained and sent forth numerous sister teachers suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTRU
WTRU (830 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Kernersville, North Carolina, and serving the Piedmont Triad. It is owned by Truth Broadcasting and carries a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Truth Broadcasting is owned by Stuart Epperson, Jr., son of Stuart Epperson, founder of Salem Communications. The station is the flagship of the "Truth Network", which includes WDRU in the Research Triangle, WCRU in Charlotte, WLES in Richmond, Virginia, and KUTR in Salt Lake City. By day, WTRU transmits with 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM stations in the U.S., but 830 AM is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A station WCCO in Minneapolis, so WTRU must reduce power at night to 10,000 watts to avoid interfering with WCCO's signal. WTRU programming is heard on three FM translator stations in the region (see below). History From 1956 until 1992 the call letters WTRU were assigned to the now silenced AM 1600 in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Muskegon County, Michigan, United States. Situated around a harbor of Lake Michigan, Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing regattas, and boating. It is the most populous city along Lake Michigan's eastern shore. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population was 38,318. The city is administratively autonomous from adjacent Muskegon Township, Michigan, Muskegon Township, and several locations in Muskegon Township and other surrounding townships have Muskegon addresses. Muskegon is the center of the Muskegon metropolitan statistical area, which is coextensive with Muskegon County and had a population of 175,824 as of the 2020 census. It is also part of the larger Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, Michigan, Kentwood-Muskegon-Grand Rapids metropolitan area, combined statistical area. History The name "Muskegon" is derived from the Ottawa dialect, Ottawa , meaning "marshy river or swamp". The "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
