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WAKV
Otsego, Michigan;
Broadcast area	[1] (Daytime); [2] (Nighttime)
Frequency	980 kHz
Branding	98.9 Jethro FM
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	Great Lakes Radio Network and USA Network
Ownership
Owner	Vintage Radio Enterprises, LLC
History
First air date	1958 (as WDMC)
Former call signs	WQXC (6/29/84-9/4/98); WOAM (2/9/81-6/29/84); WAOP (?-2/9/81); WDMC (1958-?)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	22122
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts (Daytime); 101 watts (Nighttime)
Translator(s)	98.9 W255DF (Otsego); 105.1 W286AU (Kalamazoo)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	jethro.fm

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WAKV (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Otsego, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1958 with the WDMC call sign.

In February 2021, WAKV changed their format from adult standards/oldies to classic country, branded as "98.9 Jethro FM".^[2]

Previous logo

References

Michiguide.com - WAKV History

^ "Facility Technical Data for WAKV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Jethro Expands to Kalamazoo Radioinsight - July 31, 2022

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 22122 (WAKV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WAKV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 200744 (W255DF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W255DF at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 150326 (W286AU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W286AU at FCCdata.org

42°27′33″N 85°43′58″W / 42.45917°N 85.73278°W / 42.45917; -85.73278

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WAKV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Jethro Expands to Kalamazoo Radioinsight - July 31, 2022

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-{{Infobox Radio station
+{{Infobox radio station
- | name = WAKV
+| name             = WAKV
- | image =
+| logo             =
+| logo_size        =
- | city = [[Otsego, Michigan]]
+| city             = [[Otsego, Michigan]]
- | area = [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WAKV&service=AM&status=L&hours=D] (Daytime)<BR>[http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WAKV&service=AM&status=L&hours=N] (Nighttime)
+| area             = [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WAKV&service=AM&status=L&hours=D] (Daytime)<BR>[http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WAKV&service=AM&status=L&hours=N] (Nighttime)
- | branding =
+| branding         = '''''98.9 Jethro FM'''''
- | slogan = The Memory Station
- | airdate = circa [[1960]]
+| frequency        = 980 [[kHz]]
+| translator       = {{Radio Relay|98.9|W255DF|Otsego}}<br>{{Radio Relay|105.1|W286AU|Kalamazoo}}
- | frequency = 980 [[kHz]]
+| airdate          = [[1958 in radio|1958]] (as WDMC)
- | format = [[Adult Standards]]/[[Oldies]]
+| format           = [[Classic country]]
- | power = 1,000 [[watt]]s (Daytime)<BR>101 [[watt]]s (Nighttime)
+| power            = 1,000 [[watt]]s (Daytime)<BR>101 [[watt]]s (Nighttime)
- | erp =
- | class = D
+| class            = D
+| facility_id      = 22122
- | callsign_meaning =
+| callsign_meaning =
- | former_callsigns = WQXC (6/29/84-9/4/98)<BR>WOAM (2/9/81-6/29/84)<BR>WAOP (?-2/9/81)<BR>WDMC (?-?)
+| former_callsigns = WQXC (6/29/84-9/4/98)<br>WOAM (2/9/81-6/29/84)<br>WAOP (?-2/9/81)<br>WDMC (1958-?)
- | owner = [[Vintage Radio Enterprises, LLC]]
+| affiliations     = Great Lakes Radio Network and [[USA Network]]
- | webcast =
+| owner            = Vintage Radio Enterprises, LLC
- | website =
- | affiliations =
+| webcast          =
+| website          = [https://www.jethro.fm jethro.fm]
+| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
 }}
-'''WAKV''' (980 AM) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a mixture of [[adult standards]] and [[oldies]]. Licensed to [[Otsego, Michigan]], it first began broadcasting circa [[1960]] the WDMC call sign.
+'''WAKV''' ([[980 AM|980]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[classic country]] format. Licensed to [[Otsego, Michigan]], it first began broadcasting in 1958 with the WDMC call sign.
+In February 2021, WAKV changed their format from adult standards/oldies to classic country, branded as "98.9 Jethro FM".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/235513/jethro-expands-to-kalamazoo/ Jethro Expands to Kalamazoo] Radioinsight - July 31, 2022</ref>
-==Operation==
+==Previous logo==
-'''WAKV''' is a completely automated radio station, operated 24 hours a day and seven days a week by a computer program.  The station manager records news items once a day.  Recordings of DJs talking about music are made often in years advance.  The computer which operates the radio station is located in the basement of the owner's house at 213 Gilkey Street in Plainwell.  The rusty, old transmitter tower which is non compliant with FCC and FAA regulations is located off the Kalamazoo River in Otsego.
+[[File:WAKV AM-980 logo.jpg|200px]]
 ==References==
 *[http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-a/wakv.html Michiguide.com - WAKV History]
+{{ref list}}
 ==External links==
-{{AM station data|WAKV}}
+{{AM station data|22122|WAKV}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|200744|W255DF}}
+*{{FXL|W255DF}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|150326|W286AU}}
+*{{FXL|W286AU}}
 {{Kalamazoo Radio}}
+{{Country Radio Stations in Michigan}}
+{{coord|42|27|33|N|85|43|58|W|type:landmark_region:US|display=title}}
 [[Category:Radio stations in Michigan|AKV]]
-[[Category:Adult standards radio stations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Classic country radio stations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Radio stations established in 1960]]