WUPN (FM)

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Coordinates: 46°27′57.6″N 84°43′10.4″W / 46.466000°N 84.719556°W / 46.466000; -84.719556
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WUPN
  • MHz
Branding94.5/95.1 The Bridge
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Timothy S. Ellis
  • (TSE Broadcasting LLC)
WMJT, WMJZ-FM
History
First air date
2012
Call sign meaning
Upper PeNinsula
Technical information
Facility ID170940
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT71 meters (233 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
46°27′57.6″N 84°43′10.4″W / 46.466000°N 84.719556°W / 46.466000; -84.719556
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitebridgefm.net

WUPN (95.1

unincorporated community in Whitefish Township, Chippewa County, Michigan. The station is owned by Timothy S. Ellis, through licensee TSE Broadcasting LLC. WUPN broadcasts a classic hits format to the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
, area.

History

In May 2007, Darby Advertising, Inc., applied to the

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.

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" 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 WKNW, worked at WUPN from its inception until leaving the area in December 2015. Former WYSS staffer and DJ Tim Ellis replaced him at that time, with fellow WYSS alum John Gilbert following suit in February 2017 in on-air and operations management roles.

Effective December 1, 2018, Darby Advertising sold WUPN to Timothy Ellis' TSE Broadcasting LLC for $296,000.

On April 30, 2024, WUPN rebranded as "94.5/95.1 The Bridge", simulcast with WSBX 94.5 FM Mackinaw City.[6]

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. 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.
  6. ^ WSBX & WUPN Bridge Together Radioinsight - April 30, 2024

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