WQBX (104.9 FM) is a
radio station
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licensed to
Alma, Michigan
Alma is the largest city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,488 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated as the Village of Alma in 1872 and became a city in 1905.
Alma hosts the annual Highland Festival on Memo ...
broadcasting a
hot adult contemporary
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format. The station was originally and formerly WFYC-FM.
WQBX is the local affiliate for
Detroit Tigers
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baseball and
Michigan Wolverines
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sports. WQBX also provides coverage of local high school sports. Their broadcast team of Jeff Sommerville and Topher Goggin are three-time recipients of the MAB Broadcast Excellence Award for Play-by-Play Sports.
Sources
Michiguide.com - WQBX History
External links
WQBX 104.9 FacebookWQBX Online
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Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1964
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