WPLT is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a country music

Country music

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 format. Licensed to Sarona, Wisconsin

Sarona, Wisconsin

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, USA. The station is currently owned by Zoe Communications and includes some programming from Fox News Radio

Fox News Radio

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. The station features The Bo Show weekday mornings and is also the home of After Midnite with Blair Garner overnight. On the weekends, the station is home to the syndicated The Foxworthy Countdown with Jeff Foxworthy

Jeff Foxworthy

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History

This station received its original construction permit

Construction permit

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 from the Federal Communications Commission

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 on August 10, 2000

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. The new station was assigned the WPLT call sign

Call sign

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 by the FCC on June 15, 2001. WPLT received its license to cover

Broadcast license

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 from the FCC on November 12, 2003.

WPLT is also a former call sign of what is now WDVD

WDVD

WDVD is a hot adult contemporary radio station in Detroit, Michigan, broadcasting at 96.3 MHz on the FM dial. WDVD's studios and offices are located in the Fisher Building near downtown Detroit. WDVD's transmitter is located in Oakland County in Royal Oak Township at 8 Mile Road and Wyoming Avenue...

 96.3 FM in Detroit, Michigan

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