WLDN

WLDN is an FM radio station owned by Synergy Media and is licensed to Ludington, Michigan. WLDN broadcasts from studios in Ludington, Michigan along with sister stations WKLA, WWMN, WKZC, WMLQ, and WWKR. It runs a news/talk/sports format and can be heard as far north as Copemish, Michigan, as far east as Reed City, Michigan, and as far south as Whitehall, Michigan. Under certain conditions, it can be heard in parts of northeastern Wisconsin and in Traverse City, Michigan. However, WLDN encounters heavy interference to the south from WFGR, which also broadcasts on 98.7 from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

WLDN

Ludington, Michigan
Broadcast area	Pentwater, Ludington, Manistee
Frequency	98.7 MHz
Branding	News 97 & 98
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Affiliations	Michigan Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Synergy Media
Sister stations	WKLA, WWMN, WKZC, WMLQ, WWKR
History
First air date	2012
Call sign meaning	W LuDingtoN
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	189561
Class	A
ERP	5,500 watts
HAAT	104.1 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

History

WLDN received an original construction permit on October 18, 2011. At the time, the license was held by Lopester Broadcasting. Late in 2011, the CP was sold to Synergy Media, and the sale was consummated on January 25, 2012. In September 2012, WLDN started testing with a simulcast of sister station WMLQ, which already had (and still has) a translator in Ludington at 104.9 FM. WLDN started its current format in October, with its license being issued on October 17, 2012.

It is the Ludington-Manistee affiliate for Michigan State University sports and the Detroit Tigers Radio Network.

Current lineup

Weekdays

• 6 am – 9 am: The Breakfast Beat (local show hosted by Jason Wilder and Dave Ohman)
• 9 am – 12 pm: The Steve Gruber Show
• 12 pm – 1 pm: Local News Hour with Steve Ruba
• 1 pm – 4 pm: The Herd with Colin Cowherd
• 4 pm – 5 pm: County Line Sports (local sports show hosted by Bill Downing)
• 5 pm – 6 pm: Local News Hour with Kayla Lester
• 6 pm – 9 pm: America Now with Andy Dean
• 9 pm – 1 am: Fox Talk with Colmes/Gibson
• 1 am – 6 am: The George Noory Show

Saturday

• 12 am – 4 am: Michigan Morning
• 4 am – 5 am: Financial Fitness
• 5 am – 6 am: Michigan Morning
• 6 am – 7 am: Travel Michigan
• 7 am – 10 am: Mike Avery's Outdoors
• 10 am – 11 am: Health and Wellness
• 11 am – 12 pm: Greening of the Lakes
• 12 pm – 2 pm: The Tom Sullivan Show
• 2 pm – 5 pm: The Leo LaPorte Show
• 5 pm – 8 pm: The Weekend
• 8 pm – 9 pm: Travel Michigan
• 9 pm – 12 am: The Gibson on Fox Show

Sunday

• 12 am – 4 am: Michigan Morning
• 4 am – 5 am: Unknown programming
• 5 am – 7 am: The C.A.R. Show
• 7 am – 9 am: Wild Michigan
• 9 am – 10 am: As It Is Written
• 10 am – 12 pm: The Jesus Christ Show
• 12 pm – 2 pm: The Sullivan Show
• 2 pm – 5 pm: The Leo LaPorte Show
• 5 pm – 8 pm: Glenn Beck Weekends
• 8 pm – 9 pm: Wild Michigan
• 9 pm – 12 am: The Alan Colmes Show

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 189561 (WLDN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WLDN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database