WLEW-FM (102.1 FM) is a

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Bad Axe, Michigan Bad Axe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Huron County in the Thumb region of the Lower Peninsula. The population was 3,021 at the 2020 census, making it the largest community in Huron County and second largest in t ...

, serving

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area of Michigan, United States. It is owned by Thumb Broadcasting and broadcasts from studios on South Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe. Unusual for small-town radio stations, WLEW-FM is locally programmed and does not rely on satellite feeds for any of their music programming. WLEW-FM, known as "Cruise 102.1" ("The Thumb's Power Station"), broadcasts at 102.1 MHz FM with 50,000 watts of power. The station's adult hits format is a combination of classic hits and adult contemporary titles from the 1960s through the present. WLEW-FM was formerly a 3,000-watt

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music station at 92.1 until it changed frequencies and boosted its power in the late 1980s (with

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, which had been at 104.9, taking the 92.1 frequency).

Sources

Michiguide.com - WLEW-FM History

External links

* LEW-FM Classic hits radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1967 1967 establishments in Michigan {{Michigan-radio-station-stub