WDMJ


WDMJ and WIAN, The Talk of Marquette, are a pair of radio stations broadcasting a news-talk format. WDMJ broadcasts to listeners in the Marquette, Michigan. area, while WIAN is a simulcast to the Ishpeming area. WDMJ has been broadcasting for several decades and was originally owned by The Mining Journal, Marquette's daily newspaper. It began broadcasting in 1931 as Marquette's first radio station with call sign WBEO, later changing to WDMJ.

History

The 1240 AM frequency in Ishpeming was earlier assigned to WJPD-AM, which began broadcasting November 16, 1947, operating with 250 W full-time. The station, whose slogan was "The Voice of the Iron Country," was licensed to Ishpeming Broadcasting Company.
In the early 1950s WJPD's slogan was "Where Joyful People Dwell".
WIAN The license deleted 30 july 2020