WDMJ

WDMJ (1320 AM) and WIAN (1240 AM), The Talk of Marquette, are a pair of radio stations broadcasting a news-talk format. WDMJ broadcasts to listeners in the Marquette, Michigan. area, while WIAN is a simulcast to the Ishpeming area. WDMJ has been broadcasting for several decades and was originally owned by The Mining Journal, Marquette's daily newspaper (with DMJ standing for Daily Mining Journal). It began broadcasting in 1931 as Marquette's first radio station with call sign WBEO, later changing to WDMJ.

WDMJ & WIAN
CityWDMJ: Marquette, Michigan
WIAN: Ishpeming, Michigan
Broadcast areaWDMJ: (Daytime)
WDMJ: (Nighttime)
WIAN: (Daytime)
WIAN: (Nighttime)
BrandingThe Talk of Marquette
FrequencyWDMJ: 1320 kHz
WIAN: 1240 kHz
FormatNews-Talk
PowerWDMJ: 5,000 watts day
WDMJ: 135 watts night
WIAN: 1,000 watts
ClassWDMJ: D
WIAN: C
Call sign meaningWDMJ: Daily Mining Journal WIAN: Ishpeming And Negaunee
Former call signsWDMJ:
none
WIAN:
WJPD (?-11/15/92)
AffiliationsMichigan IMG Sports Network
Michigan Radio Network
OwnerSovereign Communications

History

The 1240 AM frequency in Ishpeming was earlier assigned to WJPD-AM, which began broadcasting November 16, 1947, operating with 250 W full-time. The station, whose slogan was "The Voice of the Iron Country," was licensed to Ishpeming Broadcasting Company.[1] In the early 1950s WJPD's slogan was "Where Joyful People Dwell".

References
  1. "Ishpeming Station, WJPD, Starts on 250 w Fulltime" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 17, 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.


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