WJOI 97fm 1987

[Willie108]

WSAM and WKCQ in Saginaw used to do Muzak back in the 80's. It was a dual cassette deck back in the transmitter room. The MacDonalds had a separate office for Muzak...I think it was on the other side of town.

[Ben Zonia]

It was my understanding that John Fetzer's 92.9 in Cadillac, WKJF had a sideband that pumped Muzak at many outlets in NW lower Michigan. It was a 100kW signal and did the trick down past Big Rapids, Clare and on up through the Leelanau, with a tower near Tustin that got out over much of upstate lower Michigan, so to speak.

Seems like WWTV-FM/WKJF left the carrier on after it signed off around Midnight, so the 24 hour stores could have the Muzak Subcarrier.

WWTV-FM/WKJF had a better signal that served a wider area than at the new site further North. With no interfering signals, it could get out 150 miles in every direction, and all down hill from the highest elevation area in the Lower Peninsula. The ID when simulcasting WWAM 1370, was "This is WWAM and WWTV-FM Cadillac". The staff was all excited when the AM STATION signed on.

[SolidGoldDancers]

Thanks for taking me back...to the dentist's office.

God this is just awful.

[Colonel Flagg]

Once in a blue moon I used to listen to WKEZ 96.1 from Holland.

I could tolerate it in small doses; stationality was nowhere nearly as bland as WJOI. WKEZ used to play quite a few instrumental remakes of mainstream hit songs as part of its music mix.

Some airchecks I heard of the old 93.1 WLTI were also unbearable. What a massive difference from the much more upbeat & appealing 95.7 WLHT in Grand Rapids. I suppose WLHT was more of an analogue to WKQI or WNIC.

I unfortunately do not remember WOOD-FM prior to its 1990-ish rebranding to EZ 105.7.

When the former WZZR became WLHT, it was very similar to WLTI, at least in sound and tempo. Mike McVay (consultant) convinced Bob Liggett that there was more money in AC then there was in AOR. Sadly, McVay was right.