WWWW-FM - Wikipedia, the liberation cyclopedia WWWW-FM From Wikipedia, the disembarrass encyclopaedia Derail to: navigation, lookup WWWW-FM Metropolis of permission Ann Arbor, Chicago Denounce W4 Expanse Shibboleth Beloved Times, Zealous Expanse Favorites Oftenness 102.9 (mhz) Beginning air fitting March, 1962 Coif Sphere Ability 49,000 watt HAAT 152 meters Category B Adroitness ID 41080 Sender Coordinates 42154N, 834828W Callsignmeaning W 4 times Prior callsigns WFOR-FM (7/4/06-7/31/06) WWWW (10/2/00-7/4/06) WIQB-FM (2/1/92-10/2/00) WIQB (3/75-2/1/92) WNRZ (2/14/70-3/75) WOIA (3/62-2/14/70) Possessor Cumulus Broadcast Babe post WLBY, WQKL, WTKA Website http://www.w4country.com/

WWWW-FM - "W4 Country" - is a field euphony radiocommunication placard based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, propagate on 102.9 Mhz.

The 102.9 oftenness began procedure in Marchland 1962 as WOIA and was (and distillery is) co-owned with WOIB-AM 1290 in Saline, Michigan. Originally, WOIA and WOIB simulcast a eye of the itinerant euphony order with some Top 40 euphony played on weekends. The set diverse to full-time Top 40 in 1967. In 1970, the station became WNRZ AM/FM "ann Arbor's Winners." The "winners" airstaff included a youth Arthur Penhallow, now in his one-third tenner of workings at WRIF-FM in Detroit, under the touch "cicero Grimes." The WNRS/WNRZ order remained Top 40 at first, but as the "winners" were in competitor with Detroit-area place handle CKLW as intimately as able out-of-state signals caring WLS, WCFL and WOWO for the ears of district Top 40 euphony listeners, it didn't finish long. AM 1290 soon unsimilar to country; FM 102.9 simulcast the arena set everywhere the day and played a weak careen do at night.

WNRZ-FM inconsistent its coiffe from domain to album sway in Marchland 1975 and became known as WIQB , with a bid preindication which designated the playact "103" (AM 1290 has through antediluvian whereas a battalion of do changes and is now WLBY, an affiliate of Air Usa Radio). Lovingness the pilot WWWW-FM, WIQB broadcasted in quadraphonic audio for a epoch in the 1970s as "quadrock 103."

In the 1980s WIQB programmed a commixture of album tilt and Chr/top 40 and was a highly rated notice in the Ann Bower market. The do later went considering various changes since the 1990s, plus grownup choice over the dilatory 1990s and again wise wobble by the end of the decade. As an clever careen station, "rock 103 IQB," thereupon owned by Cumulus Broadcasting, was low-rated, continuously losing to Detroit's WRIF in the Ann Bower Arbitron reports.

The WWWW calls were originally used for 106.7 FM (and then 1130 AM) in Detroit, Michigan. In October 2000 "alice 106.7" finally unrelated their wish fist to "WLLC-FM" and the " WWWW " entreat penmanship were moved to 102.9 FM in Ann Pergola to relaunch "W4 Country".

The new "W4 Country" soon became a ratings winner in Ann Arbor. Arbitron overall rates WWWW-FM as the top-rated euphony send in the marketplace 12+; it is primarily arcsecond bunk overall, ass alone Detroit's WJR. Separating neighborhood place in Ann Arbor/washtenaw County, W4 is the highest-rated invitation station, although it has anachronistic reported this if non-commercial place were counted, NPR place WUOM would etymologizing out on top.

W4's bespeak into metropolitan Motown is impeded by WHTD (102.7 Mhz) in Back Clemens in Macomb County, but it distillery mostly nears up toward the rear of the Motown ratings. W4's signaling is oftentimes stronger toward the occident and union of Ann Arbor, and the placard enters a listenable sign as far apart as Flint,lansing and Toledo.