Jackson Radio Works was a
radio
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broadcasting
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company in
Jackson
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Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Qu ...
and
Brooklyn
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,
Michigan
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. In
2004
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Events January
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–
2005
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; and 2011, one of its stations,
WKHM, won the award of the
Michigan Association of Broadcasters
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"''station of the year''".
Effective December 12, 2019, Jackson Radio Works sold its station portfolio to McKibbin Media Group for $3.8 million.
List of former stations
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WKHM-FM
WKHM-FM ("Jackson's Hit Music, K105.3") is a Top 40/CHR FM radio station licensed to Brooklyn, Michigan, United States, serving the Jackson area.
History
The WKHM callsign has a long Jackson tradition and is based on the names of the origina ...
105.3 FM —
“Jackson’s Hit Music”
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WKHM 970 AM & W268CA 101.5 FM —
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* W270CJ 101.9 FM —
All Sports
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(Simulcast of WKHM-HD2)
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WIBM
WIBM (1450 AM) is a country music station in Jackson, Michigan owned by Jamie McKibbin, through licensee McKibbin Media Group, Inc.. This company also owns news/talk WKHM AM 970 and hot AC WKHM-FM "K105.3". WIBM's programming is also heard on ...
1450 & W240DG 95.9 FM The Power Cow —
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References
External links
WKHM-FM websiteWKHM websiteWIBM website
Defunct radio networks in the United States
Defunct radio stations in the United States
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