Infobox Radio station name WQKL image Image WQKL FM.jpg city Ann Arbor, Michigan area http www.radio locator.com cgi bin pat?call WQKL&service FM&status L&hours U branding ann arbor s 107one slogan Quality Music From Then & Now airdate February 14, 1967 frequency 107.1 MHz format Adult Album Alternative ... annarbors107one.com Image WQKL Remote Van.JPG thumb 250px right WQKL remote van WQKL , known on the air as ann arbor s 107one , is a radio station broadcasting from Ann Arbor, Michigan . WQKL ... WPAG FM What is now WQKL can be traced back to WPAG FM , the FM arm of AM 1050, which is now ... was acquired by MW Blue Partnership, and the calls and format changed once again, to WQKL as Kool 107 ... Communications acquired the station from Cumulus Media . Clear Channel slowly evolved WQKL s format ... to budget cuts. She now hosts a late morning show at WQKL s sister station, 1290 AM WLBY . ann arbor s 107one On June 26, 2004, Kool 107 signed off for good and ann arbor s 107one was born. WQKL s ratings ... news and talk. WQKL tags its format as Quality Music From Then & Now . The format is a Triple A Modern ..., Ohio , meaning that WQKL and its sister stations would once again be under the Cumulus umbrella. The deal was announced as official in late December 2006. WQKL also now has a competitor in the Triple ... WQKL is known for New Music Mondays and Featured Artist Fridays . During Featured Artist Fridays ... tracks, covers they ve done, demos and live music. WQKL and Borders Books headquartered in Ann Arbor ... overall ages 12 are fairly average, WQKL has done very well in its target demographic of adults aged ... Arbor s top ranked station overall. Martin Bandyke was let go from WQKL in February 2009 due to budget ... website Facebook and advertisers. Bandyke s first day back on the WQKL airwaves was scheduled for March ... CHR stations WDZH and WKQI . In the Spring 2009 Ratings WQKL finished 1 with their 25 54 target ... Michiguide.com WQKL History External links FM station data WQKL Ann Arbor Radio Category Radio ... more details
Big Sonic Heaven was a music program created, hosted and produced by Darren Revell. Big Sonic Heaven had an eight year run from 1995 2003 on 96.3 FM WHYT, WPLT, WDVD in Detroit, Michigan . Big Sonic Heaven aired every Sunday evening for four hours and featured shoegaze , dream pop , trip hop , Britpop , and electronica by bands such as Cocteau Twins , Ride band Ride , Slowdive , The Cure , Dead Can Dance , Depeche Mode , Siouxsie and the Banshees , My Bloody Valentine band My Bloody Valentine , and The Smiths . Additionally, Darren Revell was instrumental in providing local talent with a radio presence. Revell made a significant impact in Detroit with the program, as there were very few radio shows that catered to this genre and its fans. Citation needed date July 2010 Darren revived Big Sonic Heaven on Indie 103.1 in Los Angeles, California in January 2007. The two hour program aired Mondays through Thursdays at 10pm. Playlists can be retrieved from the show s MySpace webpage. However, the last playlist available from the MySpace webpage is dated September 4, 2008. Indie 103.1 discontinued the show in October 2008. At 10am on January 15, 2009, Indie 103.1 went off the air. On Sunday Sept 12, 2010 Big Sonic Heaven returned on the Internet radio station, Strangeways Radio out of Detroit. The show once aired from 9 11PM EST every Sunday night, but has dropped from the station s lineup. ref http www.strangewaysradio.com Shows.aspx dnn ctr451 dnnTITLE lblTitle , Show schedule on Strangeways Radio, retrieved 2011 07 29 ref Moheak Radio , an Internet radio station started by former Indie 103.1 staff ref http www.moheak.com about , About Moheak, retrieved 2011 07 29 ref , hosts yet another revival of Big Sonic Heaven . It can be heard on Tuesday nights, 10PM 12AM PST, with a rebroadcast at the same time on Sunday nights. ref http www.moheak.com shows , Show schedule on Moheak Radio, retrieved 2011 07 29 ref WQKL 107.1 FM in Ann Arbor, Michigan , near Detroit, has capitaliz ... more details
unreferenced date August 2009 notability date August 2009 Infobox musical artist name The White Ravens image White Raven Amy and Will Photo.jpg caption image size background group or band origin Ann Arbor , Michigan , United States USA instrument years active 2004 present genre Indie rock , pop music pop website http www.whiteravenmusic.com Members Amy Bennett br Will Bennett notable instruments piano, bass, vocals, guitar, drums The White Ravens are an indie rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan , featuring brother sister singer songwriters, Amy and Will Bennett. Amy and Will are currently 18 and 17 years old and formed their band over five years ago. Will composes the music and plays piano and guitar. Amy writes the lyrics, sings, and plays bass. They have received over 70 awards on GarageBand.com for their songs. They released their first CD, The White Ravens , in 2007, with veteran drummer Muruga Booker . They have been interviewed by two Ann Arbor radio stations, 107one, WQKL , and WCBN , and have received airplay on WCBN, the University of Michigan s student run radio station. A song collaboration with UK artist Andy Johnson entitled One Thing was played across the UK on BBC alternative radio, BBC 6 Music . They have been written up in The Ann Arbor News and there is a video of them with Muruga on the Ann Arbor News website see links below . Their second full CD, Gargoyles and Weather Vanes , was released July 6, 2010. It was recorded at Ghetto Recorders in August 2009 and 2010 by Jim Diamond music producer Jim Diamond , who recorded the first two White Stripes CDs, and is scheduled to be released in October 2009. It features the drumming of Liberty DeVitto , Billy Joel s drummer of 30 years. Since September 2009, they have been playing live with drummer Vince Russo and guitarist Andrew Brown. In May 2010, they performed across Canada on Toronto s Breakfast Television . In July 2010, they were declared winners for Best Foreign Best Out of Province Band by the Tor ... more details
Infobox Company company name Thompson Creative company logo company type Producer of jingle s and other music for radio and television company slogan foundation 1986 location Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale , Arizona , United States key people num employees industry Radio revenue operating profit homepage http www.thompsoncreative.com Thompson Creative is an United States American radio jingle production company formerly based in Dallas , Texas . ref cite web url http www.thompsoncreative.com title Thompson Creative website containing contact details, about section, demos, etc accessdate 2010 10 01 ref History In 1986, broadcasters Larry and Susan Thompson set up Thompson Creative with the idea of updating the traditional jingle sound. Utilizing a wide variety of singers, composers, arrangers and engineers, Thompson Creative has become one of the top producers of musical station identification jingles and promo music for radio stations worldwide. ref cite web url http www.lead411.com company ThompsonCreative Thompson 67231.html title Company details accessdate 2010 10 01 ref Thompson have creative and syndicated radio IDs for radio stations all over the world, including WOR AM WOR , WYYY WYYY Y94 , Cat Country Cat Country 107.5 , WSYR dn date November 2011 , WWWW FM W4 Country , WXLM WXLM Mix 102 and WQKL Kool 107 in United States America , as well as Atlantic 252 , Clyde 1 and Amber Radio in the UK. ref cite web url http www.atlantic252.com 149 title Atlantic 252 tribute site featuring Thompson Creative jingles accessdate 2010 10 01 ref ref cite web url http www.jingles.robmccaffery.com list list.pdf title Jingle collectors list referring to Thompson packages accessdate 2010 10 01 ref ref cite web url http www.markhodgkinson.co.uk uspackages.htm title Jingle collectors list referring to Thompson packages accessdate 2010 10 01 ref In 1991 Ben Freedman was recruited from TM Century to become Vice President and Sales Manager at Thompson. In less than 4 years Ben and La ... more details
For the Detroit, Michigan station that used this call sign from 1966 2000 WDTW FM Infobox radio station name WWWW FM image Image W4logo.png city Ann Arbor, Michigan branding 102.9 W4 Country slogan Good Times, Great Music airdate March 1, 1962 frequency 102.9 Megahertz MHz format Country music Country power 49,000 watt s horiz br 42,000 watts vert haat 152 meters class B facility id 41080 coordinates coord 42 15 4 N 83 48 28 W type landmark callsign meaning W 4 times former callsigns WFOR FM 7 4 06 7 31 06 br WWWW 10 2 00 7 4 06 br WIQB FM 2 1 92 10 2 00 br WIQB 3 1 75 2 1 92 br WNRZ 2 14 70 3 1 75 br WOIA 3 1 62 2 14 70 affiliations owner Cumulus Media sister stations WLBY , WQKL , WTKA webcast http www.w4country.com openplayer.php Listen Live website http www.w4country.com w4country.com Image WWWW Remote Vans.JPG thumb 250px right W4 FM remote vans WWWW FM W4 Country is a country music radio station based in Ann Arbor, Michigan , broadcasting on 102.9 MHz . History Early years The 102.9 frequency began operations in or on March 1, 1962 as WOIA and was and still is co owned with WLBY WOIB AM 1290 in Saline, Michigan . Originally, WOIA and WOIB simulcast a middle of the road music middle of the road music format with some Top 40 music played on weekends. The format changed to full time Top 40 in 1967. In 1970, the stations became WNRS AM WNRZ FM Ann Arbor s Winners. The Winners airstaff included a young Arthur Penhallow , who later became a fixture at WRIF in Detroit for nearly 40 years at WNRS WNRZ, his air name was Cicero Grimes. The WNRS WNRZ format remained Top 40 at first, but AM 1290 s format soon changed to country music country FM 102.9 simulcast the country format during the day and played a progressive rock radio format progressive rock format at night. WNRZ FM was a pioneer in the many radio aspects of the industry, and was one of the first FM stations to broadcast discrete Quad using the FM broadcasting Quadraphonic FM quadraphonic FM stereo system inven ... more details
Infobox Radio station name WTKA image Image Wtkalogo.jpg city Ann Arbor, Michigan area http www.radio locator.com cgi bin pat?call WTKA&service AM&status L&hours D Daytime BR http www.radio locator.com cgi bin pat?call WTKA&service AM&status L&hours N Nighttime branding Sports Talk 1050 WTKA slogan The Leaders and Best airdate 1945 frequency 1050 kHz format Sports radio Sports power 10,000 watt s Daytime br 500 watt s Nighttime class B facility id 47116 coordinates coord 42 08 46 N 83 39 36 W type landmark callsign meaning The Talk of Ann Arbor former callsigns WPZA 12 87 2 93 br WPAG 1945 12 87 affiliations ESPN Radio br Fox Sports Radio owner Cumulus Broadcasting sister stations WLBY , WQKL , WWWW FM webcast website http www.wtka.com wtka.com WTKA is a radio station located in Ann Arbor, Michigan , that broadcasts on 1050 AM. Day power is 10 kW, night power is 500 W. The station covers most of southeast Michigan. First on air as WPAG in 1945, the station was the first licensed to Washtenaw County, Michigan Washtenaw County , with studios on the third floor of the Hutzel Building, at the corner of Main at Liberty Streets in Ann Arbor. Currently, a digital service called http www.annarboralive.com A3Radio Radio.php A3 Radio netcasts from the old WPAG studios. Owned by brothers P aul and A rt G reene, the call letters WPAG were selected to reflect their names. For many years there was a ladies lingerie and apparel store down on the Hutzel Building s first floor, which caused long time University of Michigan American football football broadcaster Bob Ufer to joke that WPAG really stood for Women s Panties And Girdles . WPAG also briefly operated a television outlet, WPAG TV on channel 20 in the 1950s. In the 1960s, WPAG was one of several stations in the Ann Arbor featuring Top 40 musical fare. One of its most popular personalities was Dave Pringle, who later became a fixture on Detroit radio on various stations under the name Dave Prince he adopted the name beca ... more details
Other uses Ann Arbor disambiguation Featured article Infobox settlement official name City of Ann Arbor settlement type City nickname A sup 2 sup A Squared , A2 A two , Tree Town, Ace Deuce image skyline Annarborskyline.jpg image alt City downtown at sunset imagesize image caption image flag image seal image map pushpin map Michigan map alt Ann Arbor is located in southeast Michigan mapsize 250px map caption Location of Ann Arbor within Michigan . image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates region US MI subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision type1 U.S. state State subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision name2 Washtenaw County, Michigan Washtenaw government type Council Manager leader title Mayor leader name John Hieftje leader title1 City Manager City Administrator leader name1 Steve Powers established date area magnitude 1 E7 area total km2 71.7 area total sq mi 27.7 area land km2 70.0 area land sq mi 27.0 area water km2 1.7 area water sq mi 0.7 population as of 2010 population note population total 113934 population urban 283904 population density km2 1627.6 population metro 344791 population blank1 title Demonym population blank1 Ann Arborite population density sq mi 4219.8 elevation m 256 elevation ft 840 timezone Eastern Time Zone North America EST utc offset 5 timezone DST Eastern Daylight Time EDT utc offset DST 4 latd 42 latm 16 lats 53 latNS N longd 83 longm 44 longs 54 longEW W coordinates display Y website http www.a2gov.org postal code type ZIP code s postal code 48103, 48104, 48105, 48106, 48107, 48108, 48109, 48113 area code Area code 734 734 blank name Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS code blank info 26 03000 ref name gnis blank1 name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0620133 ref name gnis cite gnis 0620133 Ann Arbor ref footnotes Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtena ... more details
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