WLEW (AM)
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City | Bad Axe, Michigan |
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Broadcast area | [1] (Daytime) [2] (Nighttime) |
Frequency | 1340 kHz |
Branding | 1340 AM WLEW |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Michigan Farm Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Thumb Broadcasting |
WLEW-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1950 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 67045 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Links | |
Website | www |
WLEW is a radio station in Bad Axe, Michigan, serving the Thumb area of Michigan. It is owned by and broadcasts from studios on South Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe. Unusual for small-town radio stations, WLEW is locally programmed and does not rely on satellite feeds for any of their music programming.[citation needed] The station features a local roster of disc jockeys and news from CNN Radio.
The radio station is known for the “hottest country” in the thumb. The radio station is little brother of 102.1 THE CRUISE.
WLEW broadcasts at 1340 kHz AM and airs a country format. The 1,000-watt station goes by the nickname "The Thumb's Hottest Country."
Sources[]
External links[]
- WLEW in the FCC AM station database
- WLEW on Radio-Locator
- WLEW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Coordinates: 43°48′03″N 83°01′23″W / 43.80083°N 83.02306°W
Categories:
- Radio stations in Michigan
- Country radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1974
- Michigan radio station stubs