WLEW is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 in Bad Axe, Michigan, serving the Thumb area of Michigan. It is owned by Thumb Broadcasting and broadcasts from studios on South Van Dyke Road

M-53 (Michigan highway)

M-53 is a gateway route to The Thumb region of the US state of Michigan, carrying vacationers to the many cottages and resorts located on Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron in the vicinity of Caseville and Port Austin. This highway is also used to transport agricultural and manufactured products from the...

 in Bad Axe. Unusual for small-town radio stations, WLEW is locally programmed and does not rely on satellite feeds for any of their music programming. The station features a local roster of disc jockeys and news from CNN Radio.

WLEW broadcasts at 1340 kHz AM and airs a country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

format. The 1,000-watt station goes by the nickname "The Thumb's Hottest Country."