
WIAN

WIAN (1240 AM) was a radio station licensed to Ishpeming, Michigan. The station began broadcasting November 16, 1947, holding the call sign WJPD and operating with 250 watts full-time. The station, whose slogan was "The Voice of the Iron Country," was licensed to Ishpeming Broadcasting Company. Its call sign stood for "Where Joyful People Dwell".
The station's call sign was changed to WIAN on November 15, 1992. It changed formats from country, simulcasting 92.3 WJPD-FM, to adult contemporary, and began simulcasting AM 1320 WDMJ. In December 1998, WIAN and WDMJ adopted a talk/sports format. Its owner, Sovereign Communications, surrendered WIAN's license on July 30, 2020.