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WUPT (FM)

Coordinates: 46°30′51.5″N 87°28′40.8″W / 46.514306°N 87.478000°W / 46.514306; -87.478000
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WUPT
Broadcast areaMarquette, Michigan
Frequency100.3 MHz
Branding100.3 The Point
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
2008
Former call signs
WUPF (2006–2008, CP)
Call sign meaning
Upper Peninsula
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID164244
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT156 meters (512 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
46°30′51.5″N 87°28′40.8″W / 46.514306°N 87.478000°W / 46.514306; -87.478000
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWUPT Online

WUPT (100.3 FM, "100.3 The Point") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format.[2] Licensed to Gwinn, Michigan, United States, the station is currently owned by Armada Media Corporation, through licensee AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC.[3]

History

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The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on June 9, 2005.[4] The station was assigned the call sign WUPF on September 29, 2006, and received its license to cover on July 29, 2008.[5] On August 7, 2008, the station changed its call sign to the current WUPT.,[6] WUPT is now part of the Radio Results Network owned by Armada Media Partners Escanaba Michigan

Currently, WUPT airs a Classic Hits music format and is the Flagship station for Northern Michigan University Sports.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WUPT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  3. ^ "WUPT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 9, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. July 29, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  6. ^ "WUPT Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 9, 2008.

The Point airs a Classic Hits format and NMU sports, along with Totally 80s Flashback.

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