![]() | |
Broadcast area | Marquette, Michigan |
---|---|
Frequency | 94.9 MHz |
Branding | 94.9 The Bay |
Programming | |
Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
Ownership | |
Owner |
|
History | |
First air date | May 2009 (licensed 9/29/2006) |
Former call signs | WUPG (2006–2008) |
Call sign meaning | Upper Peninsula |
Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 164243 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 156 meters |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | 94.9 The Bay |
WUPZ (94.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Chocolay Charter Township, Michigan serving the Marquette, Michigan market. The station is currently owned by Armada Media Corporation, through licensee AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC, (d.b.a. Radio Results Network) and signed on under this ownership in May 2009 with a Top 40 (CHR) format. WUPZ has a rhythmic lean to it. The station air staff includes Jason Lee, Cory Lane, Kirk Sanders and Jon Perrault.
The transmitting antenna for WUPZ is located on a private third-party leased tower located near Marquette County Road 492 approximately 3 miles east-southeast of the city of Marquette, Michigan. The antenna is mounted at 325-feet on the tower. The tower itself is situated atop a local hill which gives the transmitter a total height above average terrain (HAAT) of 512-feet. The station broadcasts a standard FM analog signal and does not offer digital programming.
As is typical of class C1 stations, the transmitter broadcasts at 100,000 watts effective radiated power (ERP) which, under normal atmospheric conditions, covers approximately 65 radial miles. The station can typically be received as far south as Escanaba, Michigan, as far west as L'Anse, Michigan, and as far east as Seney, Michigan.
The station is licensed through the Federal Communications Commission. The current license expires on October 1, 2028.
The station was first granted its license on September 29, 2006 under the ownership of Radioactive, LLC (a holding company owned by Randy Michaels). The station was sold to Armada Media Corporation as part of a four station sale in late 2016. (Stations also sold under this arrangement included sister stations WUPG, WUPT, and WUPF.)
The station slogan "94.9 The Bay" alongside its current station logo was adopted as part of the station's acquisition by Armada Media Corporation in 2016.
WJMK is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format, serving the Saginaw/Bay City, Michigan market from its transmitter in Bridgeport, its city of license. WJMK is owned by Northern States Broadcasting. WJMK broadcasts with a power of 5,000 watts daytime, 1,100 watts at night, directed towards the north.
WMQT is a commercial hot adult contemporary radio station in Marquette, Michigan. The station broadcasts at 107.7 MHz FM from its main transmitter in Ishpeming, Michigan and at 93.3 MHz FM from its translator (W227CJ) in downtown Marquette, Michigan. The station is owned by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Native American Tribe.
WNMU-FM is a radio station in the United States, broadcasting at FM 90.1 in Marquette, Michigan. The station, owned by Northern Michigan University, is a National Public Radio member station, airing a large amount of classical and jazz music along with a variety of other local programming. It is operated by a combination of full-time staff members and students.
WGLQ is a commercial FM radio station serving the central portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. WGLQ broadcasts at 97.1 MHz FM. The station studios and offices are located on Ludington Avenue in Escanaba, Michigan. The station airs a Top 40 (CHR) format.
WKGE was a radio station licensed to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and broadcasting with 10 kW day and night. Its final owner was Edward A. Schober through licensee Zip2, LLC. The station operated for 99 years, from 1925 to 2024, in its last two decades spending much of its existence simulcasting other stations. WKGE used a complex directional antenna to protect other stations on 850 kHz, a factor in the station's closure.
WYKX is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Escanaba, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1977 under the WFNN call sign that call sign today is used at a radio station in Erie Pennsylvania. It is locally owned and operated by Todd Mohr, through licensee Aurora Media, LLC, along with adult standards sister station WDBC 680 AM.
WCEN-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. WCEN has been licensed in Hemlock, Michigan since 2001. It first began broadcasting in 1959 and was originally licensed in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The station has been playing country music since 1969 and as a full-time format since 1980.
WUPY is a radio station broadcasting a country music format in Ontonagon, Michigan, where it is licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. The station is owned by BTC USA Holdings Management, Inc. The studio is located at 622 River Street in downtown Ontonagon.
WDMJ is an oldies radio station licensed to Marquette, Michigan, with a power output of 5,000 watts during the day and 135 watts at night, covering much of Marquette County, Michigan. It is the oldest continuously operating radio station serving Marquette County. The station is owned by AMC Partners, LLC, through licensee AMB Partners Escanaba, LLC, doing business as the Radio Results Network and broadcasts from studios on Ridge Street in West Marquette.
WUPK is a radio station based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan licensed to Marquette, Michigan. The stations broadcast a soft adult contemporary format brand as 94.1 The Breeze.
WRUP 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 before changing over to the current format. The station transmits its signal from an antenna 1,018 feet in height atop a hill located northwest of Marquette and broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 2,600 watts. WRUP's transmitter was moved in October 2008 to Marquette County from Munising where it had been located since the station first went on the air in 1974.
WRPP is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Manistique, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 2004. WRPP's transmitter is located off of County Road 442 just north of the town of Cooks, Michigan in the southwestern corner of Schoolcraft County. The station transmits its signal from an antenna 772 feet high with an effective radiated power of 24,500 watts and can be heard from St. Ignace all the way to Escanaba and Marquette in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
WHYB is a radio station licensed to Menominee, Michigan and serving the areas of Menominee, neighboring Marinette, Wisconsin, and the immediate border area of Upper Michigan and Northeast Wisconsin. The station is owned by Radio Plus Bay Cities, LLC and broadcasts a classic hits music format.
WNGE is a radio station licensed to Negaunee, Michigan, broadcasting an active rock format. The station first went on the air in July 2001. The station transmits its signal from an antenna with a height of 430 feet (130 m) with an effective radiated power of 3,600 watts located atop a hill in Marquette Township just west of the city of Marquette.
WGMV is a radio station licensed to Stephenson, Michigan and serving south central Upper Michigan, including the cities of Escanaba, Gladstone, Iron Mountain, and Menominee. The station currently broadcasts a classic country format, and is owned by Armada Media Corporation, through licensee AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC.
WNWI is a time brokered radio station broadcasting an ethnic radio format. Licensed to Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, it serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by the Birach Broadcasting Corporation. WNWI operates on a clear-channel frequency, with WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut; and KRLD in Dallas, Texas, the dominant Class A stations.
WUPG is a radio station licensed to Republic, Michigan. The station is currently owned by Armada Media Corporation, through licensee AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC. The station first signed on in July 2008 with a Variety Hits format but is now a Classic Country format station. In 2017, the station changed their brand to "The Maverick", using the same brand as sister stations WTIQ and WGMV.
KNCK-FM is a hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Concordia, Kansas, and serving the communities of Concordia, Belleville, Minneapolis, and Beloit, Kansas, as well as North Central Kansas and South Central Nebraska. The station formerly carried most of its programming from ABC Radio's "Young AC" Network, until the station went to a more local presentation in 2010.
WUPF is a radio station licensed to Powers, Michigan and currently broadcasts a classic rock format as "Eagle 107.3 FM". The station is owned by Armada Media Corporation, through licensee AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC. The station first signed on in September, 2008 with a variety hits format. As of late 2016, the station operates under a classic rock format.
WUPT is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to Gwinn, Michigan. The station is currently owned by Armada Media Corporation, through licensee AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC.. Current station staff include Dave Starr, Cara Carrivous, Mike Smith, and Tim Jeffreys.
46°30′50″N87°28′41″W / 46.514°N 87.478°W