WFMK Memorabilia

THE HISTORY OF WFMK:

WFMK IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES’ OLDEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY STATIONS. THE STATION SIGNED ON JULY, 16, 1959 AS WSWM (WITH SUCH WONDERFUL MUSIC), AND OFFERED A BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FORMAT UNDER THE MONIKER “STEREO ISLAND.” WSWM WAS PURCHASED BY ROBERT G. LIGGET JR. IN 1971.  LIGGETT CHANGED THE STATION’S CALL SIGN TO WFMK, AND INITIALLY PROGRAMMED A MIX OF ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC DURING THE DAY, AND ALBUM ORIENTED ROCK OVERNIGHT. THE CONTEMPORARY FORMAT EXPANDED TO 24 HOURS A DAY, UNDER THE MONIKER “EASY ROCKIN’ FM 99.” OVER THE YEARS WFMK’S ADULT CONTEMPORARY FORMAT HAS EVOLVED TO THE POINT OF THE STATION’S RECENT SLOGAN “THE BEST MIX OF THE 80’S, 90’S, AND TODAY. WFMK IS NOW WFMK, THE BEST VARIETY OF LITE ROCK. WFMK HAS LONG BEEN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND MOST HIGHLY-RATED STATIONS IN THE LANSING AREA.