WUPN (FM)

WUPN
City Paradise, Michigan
Broadcast area Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Branding Eagle 95.1
Slogan Classic Hits at Random
Frequency 95.1 MHz
First air date October 2012
Format Classic Hits
Language(s) English
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 71 meters (233 ft)
Class C3
Facility ID 170940
Transmitter coordinates 46°27′57.6″N 84°43′09.9″W / 46.466000°N 84.719417°W / 46.466000; -84.719417
Callsign meaning Upper PeNinsula
Owner Darby Advertising, Inc.
Sister stations WMJT, WMJZ-FM
Website radioeaglesoo.com

WUPN (95.1 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Paradise, an unincorporated community in Whitefish Township, Chippewa County, Michigan. The station's broadcast license is held by Darby Advertising, Inc.

WUPN broadcasts a Classic Hits format to the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, area.

History

In May 2007, Darby Advertising, Inc., applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station to broadcast on a frequency of 94.7 megahertz. The FCC granted this permit on November 4, 2008, with a scheduled expiration date of November 4, 2011.[1] The new station was assigned call sign "WUPN" on November 14, 2008.[2]

In January 2011, with construction underway, WUPN applied to relocate its broadcast transmitter and change frequencies to 95.1 MHz. The FCC granted the station a modified permit on July 8, 2011, with the same scheduled expiration as the original permit, November 4, 2011.[3][4] After construction and testing were completed in October 2011, the station was granted its broadcast license on January 23, 2012.[5] The station began regular programming with its permanent Classic Hits format in October 2012.

WUPN has been promoted on their website as an independent and locally focused alternative to the high number of regional stations owned by Sovereign Communications, and while not a classic rock station, it has been promoted there as a spiritual successor to the former "Classic Rock: The Bear" station on 97.9 WIHC in nearby Newberry. The station attracted early attention by hiring alumni of Sault Ste. Marie top 40 station WYSS as on-air personalities to effectively continue the former "Soo Morning Crew" morning drive programming that ended in 2010. Paul VanWagoner, a long-time morning host and program director at WYSS, worked at WUPN from its inception until leaving the area in December 2015.

References

"Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 30, 2012. 

  1. ↑ "Application Search Details (BNPH-20070501AGV)". FCC Media Bureau. November 4, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ "July 2011: Michigan". Upper Midwest Broadcasting. NorthPine.com. July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BMPH-20110124ABU)". FCC Media Bureau. July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-20111019ACC)". FCC Media Bureau. January 23, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.


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