WIAN

Radio station in Michigan, United States

46°30′15.8″N 87°40′19.5″W / 46.504389°N 87.672083°W / 46.504389; -87.672083

WIAN (1240 AM) was a radio station licensed to Ishpeming, Michigan. The station began broadcasting November 16, 1947, holding the call sign WJPD and operating with 250 watts full-time.^[1]^[2] The station, whose slogan was "The Voice of the Iron Country," was licensed to Ishpeming Broadcasting Company.^[1] Its call sign stood for the founding owner's name, James P. Deegan. Locally, it was also referred to as "Where Joyful People Dwell".^[3]

The station's call sign was changed to WIAN on November 15, 1992.^[4] It changed formats from country, simulcasting 92.3 WJPD-FM, to adult contemporary, and began simulcasting AM 1320 WDMJ.^[5] In December 1998, WIAN and WDMJ adopted a talk/sports format.^[6] Its owner, Sovereign Communications, surrendered WIAN's license on July 30, 2020.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ishpeming Station, WJPD, Starts on 250 w Fulltime" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 17, 1947. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^ History Cards for WIAN, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^ Fucini, Suzy. "Wherever you dial, WIFE gets the OK, but WSEX is taboo", Detroit Free Press. July 27, 1980.
^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^ "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 9, No. 46. November 18, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, No. 51. December 23, 1998. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^ "Surrender of AM Radio License", fcc.gov. July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.