WRPP (92.7 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, it first began broadcasting in 2004. WRPP's transmitter is located off of County Road 442 just north of the town of

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in the southwestern corner of

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. The station transmits its signal from an antenna 772 feet high with an

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of 24,500 watts and can be heard from St. Ignace all the way to

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and Marquette in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. WPIQ first began broadcasting in 2004 under the frequency of 99.9 FM. In November 2007, the frequency was changed to 92.7 FM. In 2010 the station raised its power, enabling it to be heard over much more of the Upper Peninsula and across the lake in northern Lower Michigan. In June 2013, after changing its call sign from WPIQ to WRPP, the station changed format from talk to classic rock, simulcasting

WRUP WRUP (98.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Palmer, Michigan in Northern Upper Peninsula broadcasting a satellite-fed classic rock format from Jones Radio Networks. The station was previously a country and then an oldies station (as WHCH "Hot C ...

98.3 FM Palmer, Michigan. Programming is derived from

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's The Classic Rock Experience format. WRUP serves the Marquette area while WRPP provides a strong signal to the Escanaba area.

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Michiguide.com = WPIQ History
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