WHYB
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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 Armada Media and broadcasts an oldies
music format.
The station launched in 1984 as WCJL-FM, licensed to Stephenson, Michigan
and broadcasting at 106.3 FM (the current frequency and city of license
of Escanaba-based
WMXG
). Under the ownership of CJL broadcasting, WCJL-FM aired a CHR
format branded as "Hits 106." CJL Broadcasting owners Jim Callow and Leon Felch can be credited with bringing live, on-air personalities to the Hits 106 airwaves, a new concept to Marinette-Menominee radio at that time. Air personalities included Kevin Lyons-Tarr, Trigg "The Ugly Man" Turner, Linda Engels, Jeff Quinn, Pamela J, and Kit Donaldson. By early 1987, WCJL-FM would move to the 103.9 FM frequency and rebrand as "Power 104."
In 1992, the station would adopt its current frequency and call sign
and also adopt a country music
format as "Cat Country 103.7." Country remained at 103.7 until the beginning of 2008, when new owners Armada Media swapped formats with sister station WLST
, moving country to that station and relocating WLST's adult contemporary "Wave" format to 103.7. "The Wave" lasted on WHYB until late December 2008, when Armada moved the oldies format that aired on AM sister station WAGN
to 103.7 (WAGN would adopt a full-time news-talk format).
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Menominee, Michigan
Menominee, Michigan
Menominee is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,131. It is the county seat of Menominee County. Menominee is the fourth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, and Escanaba...
and serving the areas of Menominee, neighboring Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,749 at the 2000 census.Marinette is the principal city of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee...
, and the immediate border area of Upper Michigan and Northeast Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. The station is owned by Armada Media and broadcasts an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
music format.
The station launched in 1984 as WCJL-FM, licensed to Stephenson, Michigan
Stephenson, Michigan
Stephenson is a city in Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 875 at the 2000 census. The city is located within Stephenson Township and is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
and broadcasting at 106.3 FM (the current frequency and city of license
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
of Escanaba-based
Escanaba, Michigan
Escanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie...
WMXG
WMXG
WMXG is an FM radio station located in Stephenson, Michigan broadcasting a classic hits format during the day and a rock format during the evening. The station's studios are located in Escanaba, Michigan....
). Under the ownership of CJL broadcasting, WCJL-FM aired a CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format branded as "Hits 106." CJL Broadcasting owners Jim Callow and Leon Felch can be credited with bringing live, on-air personalities to the Hits 106 airwaves, a new concept to Marinette-Menominee radio at that time. Air personalities included Kevin Lyons-Tarr, Trigg "The Ugly Man" Turner, Linda Engels, Jeff Quinn, Pamela J, and Kit Donaldson. By early 1987, WCJL-FM would move to the 103.9 FM frequency and rebrand as "Power 104."
In 1992, the station would adopt its current frequency and call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
and also adopt a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format as "Cat Country 103.7." Country remained at 103.7 until the beginning of 2008, when new owners Armada Media swapped formats with sister station WLST
WLST
WLST is a radio station licensed to Marinette, Wisconsin broadcasting a country music format.95.1 FM had been an adult contemporary format station up until January, 2008 when Armada Media swapped formats between WLST and WHYB in Menominee, Michigan...
, moving country to that station and relocating WLST's adult contemporary "Wave" format to 103.7. "The Wave" lasted on WHYB until late December 2008, when Armada moved the oldies format that aired on AM sister station WAGN
WAGN (AM)
WAGN is a radio station licensed to Menominee, Michigan broadcasting an oldies and talk format.Formerly an affiliate of ABC Radio's OldiesRadio network, the web site dx-midAMerica reported in January 2008 that the station had dropped Oldies Radio in favor of local voicetracking with the new...
to 103.7 (WAGN would adopt a full-time news-talk format).