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| Broadcast area | Sault Ste. Marie (MI-ON) |
| Frequency | 101.3MHz |
| Branding | Rock 101 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Album-oriented rock (AOR) |
| Affiliations | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Eddie Trunk Rocks In The Studio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sovereign Communications |
| AM:WKNW,WNBY,WSOO FM:WMKD,WNBY-FM,WYSS | |
| History | |
First air date | 1978 |
Call sign meaning | SUE is a homonym of Sault Ste Marie's nickname ("TheSoo") and is similar in theme to sister stationWSOO |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 20422 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 67 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | rock101.net |
WSUE (101.3FM) is aradio station inSault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Currently owned bySovereign Communications, the station broadcasts analbum-oriented rock (AOR) format with the brand nameRock 101. WSUE features a similar brand identity and playlist as Sovereign Communications' other rock station in the Upper Peninsula,WIMK in Iron Mountain, and since 2010, is the only FM rock radio station directly serving Michigan's EasternUpper Peninsula and Ontario'sAlgoma District.
WSUE launched in 1978 as amiddle of the road station owned by the Miami County Broadcasting Company. The station was sold to Fabiano-Strickler Communications in 1981, who operated it as a country and later adult contemporary station until switching to its current album-oriented rock format in 1989. The station was sold, along with AM sister stationWSOO, to Sovereign Communications in 2003.
WSUE is heard in both the Eastern Upper Peninsula and in theSault Ste. Marie, Ontario market, due to its proximity to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. As a result, WSUE covers and advertises bands, concerts, and events in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario frequently. The station can be heard throughout much of the Central Algoma region of Ontario, and can be heard into the Lower Peninsula of Michigan as far south asCheboygan, Michigan and surrounding areas. Though WSUE has had no direct competition in the Sault Ste. Marie radio market since 2010, Cheboygan mainstream rock stationWGFM does get reception in much of WSUE's coverage area, as do some Northern Michigan classic rock stations.
WSUE is the current radio home for regular season & playoff games of theSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of theOntario Hockey League, who are based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Nationally syndicated programming on WSUE includes rock radio programsEddie Trunk Rocks,In the Studio with Redbeard, andTime Warp with Bill St. James, as well asThe Chop Shop &The Core, which are both syndicated from Detroit rock stationWRIF. Locally produced programming includesScott Cook in the Morning on weekday mornings andThe Hair Scare (also hosted by Cook) on Saturday nights.
Current on-air talent includes morning host Scott Cook, DJs Allison "Alli J" Miller and Mark SanAngelo, chief meteorologist Karl Bohnak, and Soo Greyhounds announcers Gerry Liscumb, Jr and Lorne "Spanky" Robinson. Pre-recorded bumpers from Nikki "At Night" Peterson (an on-air personality at WUPK & WIMK) and former DJ/producer John Delise are used during the station's nighttime timeslots, whileWSOO DJ John Bell provides news reports duringScott Cook in The Morning. Former Sault Ste. Marie City Commissioner Ray Bauer is among WSUE's former DJs, while former Sovereign Communications vice president Tom Ewing was the station's long time news anchor.
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