WJPD
WJPD (92.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Ishpeming, Michigan broadcasting a country music format. It serves the Marquette area. It can be heard as far east as Newberry, as far north as Thunder Bay, as far west as Bergland, and as far south as Ludington.
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| City | Ishpeming, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 92.3 MHz |
| Branding | Big Country 92.3 WJPD |
| Slogan | Today's Hit Country and your all-time Favorites! |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sovereign Communications |
| History | |
| First air date | 1975 |
| Former call signs | WJPD-FM (1975-11/15/92) |
| Call sign meaning | John Paul David |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 24449 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 155 meters (509 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | wjpd.com |
Programming
The station carries Premiere Radio Network's syndicated 'Big D & Bubba', every weekday morning from 6am to 10am. Following Big D & Bubba is Mid-Days with Steve Cassidy, airing Monday-Saturday from 10am to 3pm. 'The Drive Home' is hosted by Iain Black, and airs Monday-Friday from 3pm to 7pm. Winding down the day is Dial Global's syndicated Lia Knight program, which airs Monday-Friday from 7pm to midnight. BIG Country 92.3 WJPD has long been the dominant station in Marquette County, maintaining a 33 share in the latest County-by-County ratings.
BIG Country 92.3 WJPD's Program Director and News/Sports Director is Eric Tasson (Ryan Erickson), Brodie Woodward (Iain Black) is the station's Production Director/Film Critic, and Joey D is the station's Music Director.
Other Programming on BIG Country 92.3 WJPD includes:
Thunder Road with Steve Mitchell - Saturday Morning's at 7am.
Retro Country USA with Ken Cooper - Sunday Morning's at 9am.
The Crook & Chase Countdown - Sunday Morning's at 11am.
History of call letters
The call letters WJPD were previously assigned to an AM station in Ishpeming. It began broadcasting November 16, 1947, on 1240 kHz with 250 W power.[1]
References
- "Ishpeming Station, WJPD, Starts on 250 w Fulltime" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 17, 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
Sources
External links
- WJPD in the FCC's FM station database
- WJPD on Radio-Locator
- WJPD in Nielsen Audio's FM station database