Sovereign Communications, LLC is an American

radio broadcasting Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

company which owns 17 radio stations in the

Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. – is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by ...

, with offices in

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie ( ') is the only city in, and county seat of, Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. With a population of 13,337 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populated city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette. It i ...

. The company is owned and operated by William C. Gleich and Tim Sabean. After their February 2010 purchase of 11 stations from Northern Star Broadcasting, the company holds "something close to a local monopoly" on radio stations in the Sault Ste. Marie region. The transaction was publicly valued at $3,425,000 in cash. Several Northern Star employees (both on-air and in management) lost their jobs as a result of the purchase. As well, 97.9

WIHC WIHC (97.9 FM) is an American radio station licensed to Newberry, Michigan to serve the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The station is owned by West Central Michigan Media Ministries, broadcasting a Christian talk radio format simulcasted fr ...

out of

Newberry, Michigan Newberry is a village and county seat of Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within McMillan Township and is the only incorporated community in Luce County. The population was 1,519 at the 2010 census. Newberry is ...

went dark that same month after not being purchased from Northern Star in the deal, only returning two years later under new ownership. At present, Sovereign Communications owns every locally produced, non-simulcasted FM station in the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan market, except for the two classic hits stations owned by Darby Advertising under their "Radio Eagle" format ( WUPN &

WMJT WMJT (96.7 FM, "96.7 Flash FM") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of McMillan, Michigan. The station serves the Newberry, Michigan area. WMJT broadcasts a Rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a natur ...

). In May 2007, the company started the WSOO Scholarship, available to a student at

Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University (colloquially Lake State, Lake Superior State, Soo Tech, and LSSU) is a public college in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is enrolls approximately 2,000 students. Due to its proximity to the Canadian border, and th ...

with a "demonstrated interest and involvement in communication". To qualify for the scholarship, the student must be a resident of the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and preference is given to applicants who graduated from a Chippewa County high school. The WSOO scholarship covers "full tuition and required fees" at the university for one year.

Radio stations

Sault Ste. Marie, MI

*1230

WSOO WSOO (1230 AM) is a radio station in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The station airs a gold-based soft adult contemporary format during daytime hours, featuring music from the 1960s through the 2000s, and features paranormal talk programming in lat ...

Full service *1400 WKNW ESPN/Sports *99.5

WYSS Wyss () is an Alemannic form of the German surname Weiß used predominantly in Switzerland. It comes from Middle High German ''wīz'' (white, blonde) and Old High German ''wîs'' (wise, clever, experienced, knows).''Schweizerisches Idiotikon,'' ...

Contemporary Hits *101.3

WSUE WSUE (101.3 FM) is a radio station in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Currently owned by Sovereign Communications, the station broadcasts an album-oriented rock (AOR) format with the brand name Rock 101. WSUE features a similar brand identity and ...

Rock *105.5 WMKD Country

Marquette, MI

*1320

WDMJ WDMJ (1320 AM) is a news/talk radio station licensed to Marquette, Michigan, with a power output of 5,000 watts during the day and 135 watts at night, covering much of Marquette County, Michigan. It is the oldest continuously operating radio st ...

News/Talk *92.3 WJPD Country *94.1 WUPK Rock *99.5 WNGE Oldies

Iron Mountain, MI

*1450 WMIQ Talk *93.1

WIMK WIMK (93.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, licensed to Iron Mountain, Michigan. The station broadcasts an active rock format branded as 93.1 K-Rock. History WIMK began life in 1981 as a beautiful ...

Rock *94.3 WZNL Hot Adult Contemporary

Newberry, MI

*1450 WNBY Classic Country *93.9 WNBY-FM Classic Hits

References

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