WOLV | |
City: | Houghton, Michigan |
Area: | Houghton-Hancock, Michigan |
Branding: | 97.7 The Wolf |
Frequency: | 97.7 MHz |
Airdate: | (as WHUH) |
Format: | Classic hits |
Erp: | 6,500 watts |
Class: | C3 |
Facility Id: | 65673 |
Callsign Meaning: | Wolves, plural for 'wolf' |
Owner: | Morgan Murphy Media |
Licensee: | Queen Bee's Knees LLC |
Sister Stations: | WCCY, WHKB |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | thewolf.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WOLV (97.7 MHz "The Wolf") is an FM radio station licensed to Houghton, Michigan, broadcasting a classic hits format. The studios are at 313 E. Montezuma in Houghton, a location it shares with its sister stations, WCCY and WHKB.
The station first went on the air in January 1980 as WHUH. In 1990, the station's call letters were changed to WOLF-FM. In 1994, the call letters were changed to WOLV.
In 2019 was named Michigan Association of Broadcaster's Station of the Year.
In September 2023, The Marks Group sold the Michigan broadcasting properties—WBKB-TV, WBKP, WBUP, and the Houghton and Iron River radio stations—for $13.375 million to Morgan Murphy Media.[1] The deal was closed on December 4.[2]