WLAW (AM)

WLAW
Silent; former simulcast of WLAW-FM Whitehall
Broadcast areaMuskegon, Michigan
Frequency1490 kHz
Branding97.5 Nash Icon
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1955 (1955) (as WBFC)
Former call signs
  • WBFC (1955–1959)
  • WCBQ (1959–1964)
  • WLRC (1964–1979)
  • WLRQ (1979–1981)
  • WPBK (1981–1992)
  • WEFG (1992–1998)
  • WUBR (1998–2005)
  • WODJ (2005–2009)
  • WKLQ (2009–2019)
  • WBBL (2019–2021)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53962
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Translator99.1 W256DM (Whitehall)
Links
Public license information

WLAW (1490 kHz) is a currently silent AM radio station licensed to Whitehall, Michigan. The station last simulcast sister station WLAW-FM, and is owned by Cumulus Media.

As WUBR ("The Bear"), the station played adult standards. Later, the format changed to sports, carrying ESPN Radio. In December 2005, the station switched to a talk format as WODJ (later becoming WKLQ), but returned to sports in simulcast with WJRW, under the WBBL call sign, following the January 2019 discontinuation of WBBL-FM's sports format.[2][3]

On August 24, 2021, the station changed its call sign to WLAW and then, on August 30, 2021, changed to a simulcast of WLAW-FM, a country music station under the "Nash Icon" branding.

WLAW and WLAW-FM went silent in March 2025. They were two of 11 Cumulus stations to close the weekend of March 14, as part of a larger shutdown of underperforming Cumulus stations.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLAW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WBBL/Grand Rapids Changes Afoot, Morning Host Says 'Everyone Got Fired Today'". All Access. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Format Change Imminent at WBBL Grand Rapids As Airstaff Exits". RadioInsight. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (March 14, 2025). "Twenty Cumulus & Townsquare Media Stations Cease Operations With More To Come". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

43°23′4″N 86°19′30.2″W / 43.38444°N 86.325056°W / 43.38444; -86.325056


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