WIAB

WIAB

Mackinaw City, Michigan
Broadcast area	Mackinaw City-St. Ignace
Frequency	88.5 MHz
Branding	Classical IPR
Programming
Format	Public radio; Classical
Affiliations	NPR
Ownership
Owner	Interlochen Center for the Arts
History
First air date	October 1, 2000
Former call signs	WDQV (2000–2005)
Call sign meaning	Interlochen Arts Academy (similar to WIAA)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Class	C1
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	239 meters (784 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Available on website
Website	Classical IPR Online

WIAB (88.5 FM) is a radio station in Mackinaw City, Michigan. The station is owned by Interlochen Center for the Arts, and is an affiliate of the Interlochen Public Radio's "Classical IPR" network, consisting of classical music.

Main article: Interlochen Public Radio

History

The original call sign for 88.5 FM's construction permit was WAAQ, but the station was never on the air with those calls. It signed on as WDQV, "88-Dot-5 Dove FM," airing a satellite-fed contemporary Christian music format from Salem Communications ("Today's Christian Music"). Interlochen purchased WDQV in March 2005, and after a brief period of silence, 88.5 FM became WIAB, simulcasting WIAA, in July.

WIAB was formerly simulcast on a translator in Mackinaw City, W237CF (95.3 FM), which was formerly owned by Xavier University and then Cincinnati Classical Public Radio as a translator of WVXU 96.7 FM (now WRGZ) in Rogers City, Michigan. W237CF, now on 95.1 FM as W236BZ in St. Ignace, is now owned by Baraga Broadcasting and simulcasts Catholic radio station WTCK in Charlevoix.

Sources

• Michiguide.com – WIAB History

External links

• Classical IPR website
• Facility details for Facility ID 89513 (WIAB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WIAB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database