Notes and Pictures of WDMJ - WJPD Radio
I worked at WDMJ in the 60's while in high school and college. The station was owned by Frank
Russell, who also owned the local newspaper, The Daily Mining Journal. The station was located
on the second floor of the newspaper building on Washington street in downtown Marquette.
Here are a couple old photographs taken in the late 60's of "yours truly" at WDMJ-AM (left with Jim
Amross and Paul Donovan) and WDMJ-FM (right) in Marquette.
To the left, is a picture of me at WDMJ-WIAN taken in 2009. Not much change, right? OK,
maybe a little. After retirement from AT&T Mobility, I worked part-time for Northern Star
Broadcasting* as a board operator/announcer for 1 1/2 years. Yes, radio has changed a lot since
the sixties!
(WIAN is the old WJPD-AM that was located in Ishpeming, MI.)
*Northern Star Broadcasting - Marquette County Stations
| Frequency | Call Sign | Power | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
|
92.3 94.1 99.5 1240 1320 |
WJPD-FM WUPK WNGE WIAN WDMJ |
100/kw 4.4/kw 3.6/kw 1/kw 5/kw-D 135/w-N |
Country "Big Country" Classic Rock "The Bear" Oldies "Oldies 99.5" News/Talk/Sports Radio News/Talk/Sports Radio |
02/08/2010 - Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan based Sovereign Communications has reached an agreement with
Northern Star Broadcasting to purchase their Upper Peninsula radio stations. The eleven
station, multi-million dollar acquisition will give Sovereign a total of seven radio stations in the
Sault Ste. Marie and Newberry area, five stations in Marquette and three in Iron Mountain.
(Pending FCC approval.)
Below, a picture of Paul Donovan and me taken in 2008. Now, take a look at the first picture on this site in the upper left corner. Yup, it's been a few years since we worked together in real radio.
To the right is a picture of me at WJPD-FM in 2009.
Below, are some additional pictures from the old days. If you were around in the early years,
you'll recognize Eldon Wallace, the voice of WDMJ.
I would be interested in hearing from you if you can supply additional pictures and comments about WDMJ
from the 60's and 70's. Please contact me and I'll add to this site.
Thanks,
Joe Hutchens
Eldon Wallace in the late 60's
Mel Strughold and Nancy Emblem - Mike Aisner - Jim Amross
From the Mining Journal
