WWKR is a radio station

Radio station

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 in Hart, Michigan

Hart, Michigan

Hart is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,950. It is the county seat of Oceana County. The city is located within Hart Township, but is politically independent....

, broadcasting a classic rock

Classic rock

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 format. The station airs the satellite-fed "Rock Classics" format (aka "The Classic Rock Station") from Jones Radio Networks

Jones Radio Networks

Jones Radio Networks & Jones Media Group were branches of Jones International before being sold to Triton Media Group. JRN and JMN provide local radio stations with satellite-delivered formats. They also offer other services to local radio such as news and talk programs, syndicated radio shows,...

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The station began broadcasting in 1995 as WEWM in Pentwater, Michigan

Pentwater, Michigan

Pentwater is a village in Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 958 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Pentwater Township. Pentwater is home to Mears State Park. The name Pentwater comes from Pent or Penned up waters...

, with a satellite-fed smooth jazz

Smooth jazz

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 format from Jones. The current format and calls were adopted in 1998. When 105.3 FM WCXT moved from Hart to Coopersville

Coopersville, Michigan

Coopersville is a city located in north central Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,275 at the 2010 census. It is primarily a farming community....

 to become a Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...

 market station (see WHTS), WWKR changed its city of license to Hart to retain local radio service to the community of Hart, with no change in power or antenna pattern. (Pentwater retains city-grade local radio service via 102.7 WMOM

WMOM

WMOM is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 /Alternative hybrid format. Licensed to Pentwater, Michigan, it serves the Ludington, Michigan area. It first began broadcasting in 1999.-History:...

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