WOUF (AM)
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WOUF
| logo =
| city = Petoskey, Michigan
| country = US
| area =
| branding = Memories FM
| frequency = 750 kHz
| airdate = June 2000[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2002-03/A-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-2002-3.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002–2003], Broadcasting & Cable, 2002–2003. p. D-231. Retrieved August 15, 2018.[http://www.michiguide.com/79338/ WARD AM 750 Petoskey], Michiguide.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
| last_airdate = {{end date|2023|4}}
| format = Easy listening
| power = {{ubl|1,000 watts day|330 watts night}}
| class = B
| facility_id = 79338
| coordinates = {{coord|45.335|N|84.926|W|type:landmark_region:US-MI_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WJNL (1996–1999)|WWKK (1999–2007)|WLDR (2007–2008)|WARD (2008–2021)[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=79338&Callsign=WARD79338 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved August 15, 2018.}}
| affiliations =
| owner = Suzanne HendersonJacobson, Adam. "[https://www.rbr.com/roy-henderson-michigan/ Roy Henderson Keeps An AM In The Family]", Radio & Television Business Report. January 25, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
| licensee = N Content Marketing, LLC
| webcast =
| website =
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WOUF (750 AM) was a radio station licensed to Petoskey, Michigan, and was owned by Suzanne Henderson through N Content Marketing, LLC. The station operated from 2000 to 2023.
History
The station began broadcasting in June 2000, holding the call sign WWKK, and aired an oldies format with programming from Westwood One."[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-2000-03.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", The M Street Journal. Vol. 17 No. 9. March 1, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2018. The station was branded "Kool 750",{{cite web|url=http://www.kool750.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124162500/http://www.kool750.com:80/|title=Kool 750 Good Times & Great Oldies|publisher=WWKK |archive-date=January 24, 2001|access-date=August 15, 2018 |url-status=dead}} and was owned by Stone Communications. In 2002, WWKK's weekday programming was changed to talk;{{cite web|url=http://www.kool750.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020328123203/http://www.kool750.com:80/|title=Now... Double the Talk!|publisher=WWKK |archive-date=March 28, 2002|access-date=August 15, 2018 |url-status=dead}} the station retained the "Kool 750" branding. In 2007, Stone Communications exchanged the station for 1210 WLDR in Kingsley, Michigan, with Roy Henderson's Fort Bend Broadcasting taking ownership of 750 WWKK and a payment of $244,000 in cash.[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101175745&qnum=5040©num=1&exhcnum=1 Station Exchange Agreement], fcc.gov. February 7, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2018. In April 2007, the station's format was changed to country music, in a simulcast with WLDR-FM.Devine, Cathy (2007–2008). [https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/2007/AL-MT-M-Street-16-2007.pdf The Radio Book 2007–2008]. p. 317. Retrieved August 15, 2018. In May 2007, the station's call sign was changed to WLDR. In 2008, the station's call sign was changed to WARD, which was named after Roy Henderson's son."[https://www.northernexpress.com/news/music/article-4218-wldrlsquos-bold-move-into-hd-radio/ WDLR's Bold Move Into HD Radio]", Northern Express. January 18, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2018. In 2014, WARD and WLDR-FM adopted an adult contemporary format.
In mid-October 2019, WARD went silent.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181553/blarney-stone-broadcasting-launches-north-fm-in-traverse-city-after-lma-collapse/ Blarney Stone Broadcasting Launches North-FM In Traverse City After LMA Collapse] Radioinsight – November 6, 2019 The callsign was changed to WOUF, previously used on two other Northern Michigan stations, on November 9, 2021.
WOUF again left the air in April 2023 due to financial difficulties.{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=FCC Report 4/23: Translator Transfer Nixed For Lack Of Common Ownership With AM Parent |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/251336/fcc-report-4-23-translator-transfer-nixed-for-lack-of-common-ownership-with-am-parent/ |access-date=December 30, 2024 |work=RadioInsight |date=April 22, 2023}} The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on December 4, 2024.{{cite web|url= https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=79338|title=License Cancelled|work=Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System|date=December 4, 2024|access-date=December 4, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{AM station data|79338|DWOUF}}
{{Traverse City-Petoskey Radio}}
Category:Radio stations established in 2000
Category:2000 establishments in Michigan
Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2024
Category:2024 disestablishments in Michigan