WIMK (93.1 FM) is a radio station based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, licensed to Iron Mountain, Michigan. The station broadcasts an active rock format branded as 93.1 K-Rock.

WIMK
Broadcast area[1]
Frequency93.1 MHz
Branding93.1 K-Rock
Programming
FormatActive rock
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Detroit Lions Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • AMC Partners, LLC
  • (AMB Partners Escanba, LLC)
WDMJ, WJPD, WMIQ, WZNL
History
First air date
1981
Call sign meaning
WIMK:
Iron Mountain/Kingsford
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID64027
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT180 meters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website93.1 K-Rock Online

History

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WIMK began life in 1981 as a beautiful music station, before switching to country music by the early 1980s. In 1985, the station adopted a Top 40 (CHR) format as "K93," and then evolved to an album-oriented rock format later in the decade, originally branded as "K-Rock." By the 2000s, the station adopted the name "Classic Rock: The Bear", joining Northern Star's existing group of Northern Michigan stations with this branding, though their programming was not part of that specific network of stations, and aired its own music rotation.

Following the station's sale from Northern Star Broadcasting to Sovereign Communications in 2010, WIMK broke their simulcast and re-imaged as "93 Rock", adopting a similar identity, logo, and playlist as Rock 101, Sovereign's existing active rock station in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan at WSUE 101.3 FM.

In July 2020, WIMK was sold to AMC Partners and re-branded as "93.1 K-Rock".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIMK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Update: Make That Two Breezes and Two K-Rocks in the UP Northpine.com - July 13, 2020

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