WNMU-FM

WNMU-FM
Broadcast area[1]
Frequency90.1 MHz
BrandingPublic Radio 90
Programming
FormatPublic: Variety- including Classical, Jazz, News/Talk
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
OwnerNorthern Michigan University
History
First air date
1963
Former call signs
WNMR (1963–1975)
Call sign meaning
Northern Michigan University
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT283 meters (928 ft)
Links
Websitewww.wnmufm.org

WNMU-FM is a radio station in the United States, broadcasting at FM 90.1 in Marquette, Michigan. The station, owned by Northern Michigan University, is a National Public Radio member station, airing a large amount of classical and jazz music along with a variety of other local programming. It is operated by a combination of full-time staff members and students.

The station serves the Upper Peninsula and northeastern Wisconsin. It first signed on in 1963 as WNMR. It joined the then year-old NPR in 1971 and adopted its current calls in 1975.

WNMU-FM is licensed to broadcast in HD Radio, but opted to temporarily discontinue HD broadcasting in the spring of 2011 due to financial constraints. The station had planned to launch HD-2 and HD-3 side channels, one featuring entirely classical music and the other featuring entirely public radio news and information.[2] It had been the only Upper Peninsula radio station licensed for HD transmissions.

  1. ^ "Predicted Coverage Area for WNMU 90.1 FM - Radio Locator". radio-locator.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)