WDEE-FM

Infobox Radio station
name = WDEE-FM


city = Reed City, Michigan
area = [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WDEE&service=FM&status=L&hours=U]
branding = Sunny 97.3
slogan = We Play Your Oldies
airdate = August 1997
frequency = 97.3 MHz
format = Oldies
power = 2,850 watts
erp =
class = A
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Beilfuss Broadcasting
webcast =
website = [http://www.sunny973.com/ http://www.sunny973.com/]
affiliations =

WDEE-FM (97.3 FM, "Sunny 97.3") is a radio station licensed to Reed City, Michigan.

WDEE originally began as an AM station, first going on the air in 1981, and under the ownership of David A. Carmine. WDEE later was reduced to a simulcast outlet of WKKM before finally being silenced in the mid-1980s. WDEE was then sold to Beilfuss Broadcasting.

Originally a weak daytime-only AM signal of 250 watts, ownership then successfully applied for an FM license at frequency 97.3, which made its debut as WDEE-FM after three years as a full simulcast of its AM sister-station. At that time, the station was known as "Classic Hits 97.3."

Eventually, programming was separated between the two stations, with a classic country format on WDEE-AM. After ownership failed to renew WDEE-AM's license [ [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-d/dwdeeam.html Former WDEE AM 1500 Reed City ] ] , WDEE-FM was left as the only license owned by Beilfuss Broadcasting and continues to broadcast today.

Relatively recently, WDEE-FM has re-located the WDEE-FM studios from Reed City into downtown Big Rapids, outside of their FCC-designated community of license [ [http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=63424 Station Search Details ] ] .

Notes

Sources

* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-d/wdee.html Michiguide.com - WDEE-FM History]

External links

*FMQ|WDEE-FM