| Broadcast area | Mackinaw City-St. Ignace |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.5MHz |
| Branding | Classical IPR |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio;Classical |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Interlochen Center for the Arts |
| History | |
First air date | October 1,2000[1] |
Former call signs | WDQV (2000–2005) |
Call sign meaning | InterlochenArts Academy (similar toWIAA) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 239 meters (784 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Available on website |
| Website | Classical IPR Online |
WIAB (88.5 FM) is aradio station inMackinaw City, Michigan. The station is owned byInterlochen Center for the Arts, and is an affiliate of theInterlochen Public Radio's "Classical IPR" network, consisting ofclassical music.
The original call sign for 88.5 FM's construction permit was WAAQ, but the station was never on the air with those calls. It signed on as WDQV, "88-Dot-5 Dove FM," airing a satellite-fedcontemporary Christian music format from Salem Communications ("Today's Christian Music"). Interlochen purchased WDQV in March 2005, and after a brief period of silence, 88.5 FM became WIAB, simulcasting WIAA, in July.
WIAB was formerly simulcast on a translator in Mackinaw City, W237CF (95.3 FM), which was formerly owned byXavier University and then Cincinnati Classical Public Radio as a translator of WVXU 96.7 FM (now WRGZ) inRogers City, Michigan. W237CF, now on 95.1 FM as W236BZ inSt. Ignace, is now owned by Baraga Broadcasting and simulcastsCatholic radio stationWTCK inCharlevoix.
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