WMQT-FM

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WMQT-FM

City of license	Ishpeming, Michigan
Broadcast area	[1]
Branding	Q107
Frequency	107.7 MHz
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
Power	100,000 watts
Class	C1
Callsign meaning	Marquette
Owner	Taconite Broadcasting
Website	http://www.wmqt.com/

WMQT-FM is a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station in Ishpeming, Michigan owned by Taconite Broadcasting. The station went on the air in 1971 on 107.1. Later on, the frequency was changed to 107.5 and then 107.7 FM. The station has used the on-air identifier "Q107" for years (in the late 1980s, it was "Stereo Rock Q107") and primarily competes with CHR WGLQ (97.1) and album rock WUPK (94.1) in the central Upper Peninsula market.

Dennis Whitley is WMQT's news director, Jim Koski[2] is the station's program director (and is said to have the perfect face for radio), and Jill Trudeau is the station's morning personality. WMQT's studios were located in Ishpeming, Michigan and recently moved to downtown Marquette. The stations transmitter is located at Morgan Meadows on the outskirts of Marquette and broadcasts with an Effective Radiated Power of 100,000 watts. The station can be heard 80-100 miles away in places such as Iron River, Houghton, and Seney.

[edit] Sources

Michiguide.com - WMQT-FM History

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Query the FCC's FM station database for WMQT-FM

Radio stations in the Marquette, Michigan area (Arbitron #unranked)

By FM frequency: 90.1 | 91.1 | 91.5 | 91.9 | 92.3 | 93.5 | 94.1 | 95.7 | 97.1 | 97.7 | 98.1 98.3 | 98.7 | 99.5 | 101.9 | 102.3 | 103.3 | 105.7 | 107.7

By AM frequency: 680 | 920 | 970 | 1240 | 1320 | 1400 | 1400

Michigan Radio Markets/Regions

See also: List of radio stations in Michigan and List of United States radio markets

CHR / Top 40 Radio Stations in the state of Michigan

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By Frequency: 89.9⁶ | 93.7⁴ | 95.3⁴ | 95.5³ | 97.1¹⁰ | 97.5² | 99.5¹⁰ | 102.5⁷ | 102.7⁹ | 103.3¹ | 104.5⁸ | 105.3⁵ | 105.5⁴ | 105.9⁹ | 107.7¹⁰