| Broadcast area | [1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 104.7MHz |
| Branding | The U.P.'s Country - Kix 104.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One Detroit Lions Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDBC | |
| History | |
First air date | 1977 |
Former call signs | WFNN (?-1/31/83) |
Call sign meaning | KiX Country |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35116 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 107 meters |
| Translator(s) | 103.9 W280GB (Escanaba) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | escanabaradiogroup |
WYKX (104.7FM) is aradio station broadcasting acountry musicformat. Licensed toEscanaba, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1977 under the WFNN call sign that call sign today is used at aradio station inErie Pennsylvania. It is locally owned and operated by Todd Mohr, through licensee Aurora Media, LLC, along withadult standards sister stationWDBC 680 AM.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, WFNN was "Fun 104," an automatedTop 40 station. Most programming was separate from WDBC, with a few exceptions including simulcasts ofCasey Kasem'sAmerican Top 40. Following the debut ofWGLQ in 1982, the station switched to its current calls and format.
WYKX belongs to theDetroit Lions radio network and broadcasts every regular season home and away game for the centralUP. The broadcast range is fromMenominee toMarquette andIron Mountain toManistique. It can also be heard acrossLake Michigan in parts of northern Lower Michigan, aroundLeland andFrankfort.
The Morning Show is hosted weekdays from 6-10 A.M. with Arthur Wyman.
45°55′41″N87°16′01″W / 45.928°N 87.267°W /45.928; -87.267
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