WNBY (AM)

WNBY (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Newberry, Michigan broadcasting a classic country format. The station has been owned by Sovereign Communications since 2004, and shares a call-sign and ownership history with sister station WNBY-FM (Oldies 93), also based out of Newberry.

WNBY
CityNewberry, Michigan
Broadcast area (Daytime)
(Nighttime)
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingWNBY 1450
SloganNewberry's Radio Station
Programming
FormatClassic Country
AffiliationsMichigan IMG Sports Network
Michigan Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerSovereign Communications
WNBY-FM, WSOO, WSUE
History
First air date
1966
Call sign meaning
Newberry
Technical information
Facility ID20378
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Links
Website1450wnby.com

Launched by the Newberry Broadcasting Company in 1966 as the town's first radio station, WNBY-AM was broadcasting an adult contemporary & country format when both WNBY stations were purchased by Prime Time Productions in 1979. Under their ownership, WNBY-AM took on a middle of the road format in 1981, which WNBY-FM simulcasted until 1989. In 1982, Jack St. Andre purchased both stations, and they were inherited by his wife Peggy in 1993 after his passing, wherein she turned WNBY-AM into an easy listening station. F&W Broadcasting bought the stations from Peggy St. Andre in 1995, and after a 1997–2002 stint as a news/talk station, WNBY-AM adopted its current classic country format in 2002. Sovereign Communications purchased both WNBY stations in 2004.

WNBY-AM airs the popular local morning drive program Casey & The Coffee Crew and the call-in shopping program Trading Post on weekday mornings, as well as the seasonal hunting program Deer Hunters Round-Up, and live high school sports games featuring the Newberry Indians. On-air personalities include morning host and Newberry Indians play-by-play announcer Casey Cook, Trading Post host & DJ Travis Freeman, co-hosts Sarah Freeman & Jerry Carnes, Indians color commentator Josh Freed, and Sovereign Communications' chief meteorologist Karl Bohnak.

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