WGLM (1380 AM) & WGLM-FM (106.3 FM) are radio stations owned by Packer Radio, owners of radio station WION in nearby Ionia. WGLM is licensed to Greenville and WGLM-FM to Lakeview and broadcasts a full-service mix of music, news and sports. WGLM and WGLM-FM are airing a full-service mix of top-40 music from 1960-2006. The two stations are simulcast full-time. Packer Radio bought the stations from Stafford Broadcasting in October 2008. Stafford owned both stations after acquiring them from Kortes Communications in 2000.

WGLM & WGLM-FM
Broadcast areaWGLM: [1] (Daytime)
WGLM: [2] (Nighttime)
WGLM-FM: [3]
FrequencyWGLM: 1380 kHz
WGLM-FM: 106.3 MHz
BrandingM106.3 / M1380
Programming
FormatFull Service Adult hits
AffiliationsMichigan Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerPacker Radio
WION
History
First air date
WGLM: 1960
WGLM-FM: 1989
Former call signs
WGLM:
WSCG (10/25/00-12/19/08)
)WPLB (?-10/25/00)
WGLM-FM:
WSCG-FM (10/25/00-12/19/08)
WPLB-FM (6/15/93-10/25/00)
WRIZ-FM (1/21/88-6/15/93)
Call sign meaning
W Greenville, Lakeview and Montcalm/Mecosta [Counties]
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility IDWGLM: 35423
WGLM-FM: 35422
ClassWGLM: B
WGLM-FM: A
PowerWGLM: 1,000 watts (Daytime)
500 watts (Nighttime)
ERPWGLM-FM: 3,000 watts
HAATWGLM-FM: 100 meters
Translator(s)WGLM: 101.9 MHz W270DN (Greenville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitem1063.com

History

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AM 1380 was originally WPLB, which featured a country format for many years. In October 2000, the station became WSCG and moved to a satellite-fed adult standards format from Westwood One. WSCG switched to a simulcast of CNN Headline News in October 2002 and the following year added more talk programming, much of it from the Michigan Talk Radio Network.

WGLM-FM 106.3 was originally WRIZ and became WPLB-FM in 1993. The station became WSCG-FM in October 2000 following its sale to Stafford Broadcasting, and in January 2001 switched from country music to a talk format as "106 The Source," the flagship station for the then-new Michigan Talk Radio Network. After a little more than six months, "106 The Source" was replaced by Jones Radio's "Classic Hit Country" format. WSCG-FM switched from "Classic Hit Country" to Jones' "True Country" in February 2006.

The original WPLB-FM, 107.3, became WODJ with an oldies format in 1989 and later became WBBL-FM. 107.3 FM has since moved its studios to Grand Rapids, and it and 1380 AM are no longer co-owned. On December 19, 2008, the WSCG and WSCG-FM call signs were changed to WGLM and WGLM-FM. After Christmas of 2008, the stations adopted a full-service mix of music, news and sports. In August 2010, WGLM switched from a simulcast of WGLM-FM to the "Classic Country" format. The stations are now known as "M106-3" and "M-1380".

The WGLM calls, which stand for "Greenville, Lakeview and Montcalm/Mecosta counties," were most recently used at a former adult contemporary FM station in West Lafayette, Indiana, which now airs adult contemporary programming as WLQQ.

Sources

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Michiguide is no longer available.

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  1. ^ WGLM: 35423
    WGLM-FM: 35422 "Facility Technical Data for WGLM & WGLM-FM"
    . Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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