WMPX (AM)

For the television station operating on channel 24 in Meridian, Mississippi that uses the callsign previously used by WMRX, see WMDN.

WMPX

Midland, Michigan
Broadcast area	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland
Frequency	1490 kHz
Branding	Sunny 97-7
Programming
Format	Classic Hits
Ownership
Owner	Steel Broadcasting
History
Former call signs	WMDN (1948–1971)
Call sign meaning	Myron P. Patten (owner)
Technical information
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Links
Website	http://www.wmpxwmrx.com/

WMPX (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to Midland, Michigan broadcasting a Classic Hits format. The station is imaged as "Sunny 97-7," with 97.7 being the frequency of sister station WMRX-FM. Until January 2014, the station featured the America's Best Music format distributed by Westwood One.

WMPX is simulcast with WMRX-FM 97.7 24/7 except for some local sports play-by-play. Although there are other radio stations licensed to Midland, WMPX is today the only commercial radio station that primarily serves the Midland area (WUGN-FM is a non-commercial religious station and WKQZ-FM is licensed to Midland but has studios in Saginaw).

History

WMPX began broadcasting in 1948 as WMDN. WMDN was Midland's first radio station, owned by the city's newspaper, the Midland Daily News. That station continued to use that callsign until July 1971.

Sources

• Michiguide.com - WMPX History

External links

• ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.›  WMPX in the FCC AM station database
• WMPX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database