WNMC-FM

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WNMC-FM
City of license Traverse City, Michigan
Slogan "Small Town Station, World Class Radio"
Frequency 90.7 MHz
First air date 1967
Format Public: Variety
ERP 600 watts
Class A
Callsign meaning Northwestern Michigan College
Owner Northwestern Michigan College
Website http://www.wnmc.org

WNMC (90.7 FM) is a public radio station in Traverse City, Michigan, and is licensed to the trustees of Northwestern Michigan College (NMC). The station has block programming, mostly jazz and blues during the daytime, Americana in the late afternoon, and rock programming at night, but also playing alternative country, world music, and electonica.

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[edit] History

The station began life in 1967 as a student organization broadcasting to the dormitories at NMC as a carrier-current station,. In 1979, WNMC made its FM debut at 90.9, broadcasting at a mere 10 watts, and in 1981, they boosted power again to 150 watts, covering Traverse City and approximately six miles radius of surrounding territory.

In 1997, WNMC boosted their power once more to 600 watts and moved to its current frequency, 90.7. The station now broadcasts from the relay tower of WPBN-TV 7 & 4, Traverse City's NBC station.

The station is supported by student activity fees, listener donations and business underwriting. NMC (the college) supplies bookkeeping and fundraising as well as a space to operate from. The annual budget is approximately $90,000.

[edit] Staff

WNMC, is staffed mostly community volunteers, young and old running the boards and not just students (like most college stations). One of the station's jazz programs is hosted by longtime WPBN news anchor Dave Walker, who started his radio career at WKLA in Ludington, MI in the 1960s.

The station's only employee is Eric Hines. Eric was a journalist prior to being recruited for the position. His previous experience in radio was with WRSU-FM as a the Broadcast Administrator. Eric is responsible for almost all the functions of the station. He even is heard on the air several times a week.

In recent years, the station added a morning show, hosted by Peter Strong, General Manager Eric Hines, Diane Miller, Dave Gault, Lynda Strong and several other community volunteers. Strong previously worked in northern Michigan radio in the early 80s and worked in Colorado not too long ago. The program is a mixture of news, music and chat.

The station usually signs on at 6 a.m. and signs off at 2 a.m.

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