WITL-FM (100.7
MHz
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) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
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format. Licensed to
Lansing, Michigan
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, and serving Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties in Michigan. It first began broadcasting in 1961 (as WMRT-FM) alongside daytime only station WMRT(AM). The stations were purchased by Mid-West Family for $187,000 in 1964 and took the WITL and WITL-FM call sign in 1966, and adopted a full-time country music format in 1967. Originally, WITL-FM was simulcast with (now defunct) WITL (AM) at 1010 kHz. The AM station went silent in 1997. It is currently owned and operated by
Townsquare Media. Notable station alumni include author and former ABC News correspondent Tim O'Brien and progressive talk show host
Thom Hartmann.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53
Cumulus Media stations, including WITL-FM, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of
Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by
Oaktree Capital Management.
The transaction was consummated effective November 14, 2013.
After moving to new studios and offices shared with co-owned stations, the original 'white house' studios and offices were torn down in 2017.
WITL-FM is licensed for
HD Radio
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operations. Its HD2 feed features the
Olivet Nazarene University-owned "Shine.FM"
Contemporary Christian music format originating at
WONU in
Kankakee, Illinois with local imaging, feeding ONU-owned analog translator W237BY 95.3 FM licensed to
Mason with transmitter in downtown Lansing. Its HD3 signal airs Christian music from
Air1.
References
Michiguide.com - WITL-FM History
External links
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Country radio stations in the United States
ITL-FM
Townsquare Media radio stations
Radio stations established in 1965
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