WLUN

Infobox Radio station
name = WLUN


city = Pinconning, Michigan
area = [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WYLZ&service=FM&status=L&hours=U]
branding = ESPN 100.9
slogan = Tri-Cities' Sports Leader
airdate = November 1983
frequency = 100.9 MHz
format = Sports radio
power = 2,600 watts
haat = 151 meters
class = A
facility_id = 52616
coordinates = coord|43|50|46|N|84|05|32|W|type:landmark
callsign_meaning = LUN = "Loon"
(in reference to "Great Lakes Loons")
former_callsigns = WYLZ (3/19/99 to 3/31/2008)
WMJK (4/8/95-3/19/99)
WBTZ (6/1/92-4/8/95)
WMJT (12/12/90-6/1/92)
WLFS (8/3/87-12/12/90)
WWRM (1984-8/3/87)
WFXZ (1983-1984)
owner = Great Lakes Loons
licensee = Michigan Radio Communications, LLC
webcast =
website =
affiliations = ESPN Radio
Great Lakes Loons|

WLUN 100.9 FM is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format in Pinconning, Michigan, owned by the Great Lakes Loons, under the licensee name of Michigan Radio Communications.

WLUN has broadcast a variety of different formats since signing on in 1983. As WYLZ, they and its former sister station, WILZ, were known together as "Wheelz 104.5 and 101" from 1999 to 2007.

In June 2007, WYLZ was sold by Citadel Broadcasting (along with ten other stations) to The Last Bastion Station Trust, as part of ABC Radio's absorption into Citadel. Upon ending the simulcast, WYLZ switched to a satellite-fed country format ("Mainstream Country" from Dial Global) under the "Thunder Country" moniker. Despite the programming changes, WYLZ continued to air play-by-play of Great Lakes Loons baseball during the summer of 2007. The satellite country format was a stopgap measure to keep the station on the air until it could be sold to a new owner and debut a permanent format. WILZ 104.5 maintains its classic rock format and Citadel ownership.

On March 24, 2008, it was announced that WYLZ will change formats to sports radio, with programming from ESPN Radio, under a new moniker, "ESPN 100.9", effective March 25. Also, the Loons will acquire the station from Last Bastion, pending FCC approval. ( [http://www.michiguide.com/archives/2008/03/espn_1009fm_to_launch_in_bay_c.html] ). On March 31, 2008 WYLZ changed their call letters to WLUN.

With the debut of WLUN, the sports-talk format returns to the Tri-Cities area for the first time since 1440 AM WMAX discontinued its simulcast of WTRX in Flint.

Sources

* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-j/wlun.html Michiguide.com - WLUN History]

External links

*FMQ|WLUN
*FML|WLUN
*FMARB|WLUN