WIMI
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| City | Ironwood, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | [1] |
| Branding | 99-7 The Storm |
| Slogan | The Best Variety |
| Frequency | 99.7 MHz |
| Translator(s) | 102.3 W272AY (Park Falls) |
| First air date | November 1974 |
| Format | Classic Rock |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 171 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 57226 |
| Callsign meaning |
Ironwood, MIchigan, or Wisconsin and Michigan |
| Owner | J & J Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WJMS, WKMJ-FM, WMPL, WUPY |
| Website |
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WIMI (99.7 FM, "The Storm") is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Rock format. Licensed to Ironwood, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1974, with its signal covering most of the western Upper Peninsula and the extreme northern portion of Wisconsin; because of the effects of tropospheric ducting, it is also easily heard across Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota to the point that in 2017, it asked the FCC to move a recently launched VCY America translator on 99.7 in Duluth to move dial positions due to crossover interference (it moved to 97.7).
Initially, the Station ran Drake-Chenault's "Hitparade" Format (later Contempo 300), using Drake programming well into the 80's, and eventually morphing into an Adult Hits format. In 2017, the station switched from a variety AC format to all classic rock. Local personalities include Bill Swift, and Sam Erspamer.
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External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WIMI
- Radio-Locator information on WIMI
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WIMI
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W272AY
- Radio-Locator information on W272AY
Coordinates: 46°25′26″N 90°14′53″W / 46.424°N 90.248°W