WJML (1110 AM) is a radio station licensed to Petoskey, Michigan, which is owned by John Yob, through licensee Mitten News LLC. The station airs a mixture of liberal and conservative talk, and is simulcast on WJNL 1210 in Kingsley, Michigan, WHAK 960 in Rogers City, Michigan, and FM stations WWMN 106.3 in Thompsonville, Michigan and WYPV 94.5 in Mackinaw City, Michigan, as well as a translator on 101.1 FM in Traverse City, Michigan. During the 1970s and 1980s, WJML was one of the most successful AM/FM radio combos in northern Michigan. The FM station has long since been sold off, but WJML/WJNL remains one of the most-popular talk stations in northern Michigan. Early history In somewhat of a rarity, WJML-FM 98.9 started first, on December 7, 1965, since in most situations, the AM station is usually the first to sign on. In the beginning, the station was an automated MOR format, with one live DJ, Bill Supernaw, in the morning (Supernaw is now the owner of the Cinema III movie theatre in Charlevoix). The station was owned by a Chicago broadcaster who named his station after his three children, John, Michael and Linda. It was one of northern Michigan's first-ever FM stations, and since many folks didn't have an FM radio at the time, an AM station, WJML/1110 was born on December 6, 1966. WJML was at the time the strongest AM station in northern Michigan during the daytime at 10 kW. However, the station was daytime only. The Music Station The 1970s saw several changes for WJML-FM/AM as the Harrington family sold the station, following the unexpected death of John Harrington, to a small group that owned WMUS-AM-FM Muskegon, Michigan; KQDS-AM-FM in Duluth Minnesota; and WPLY AM in Plymouth, Wisconsin. On February 14, 1977 WJML flipped from MOR to Top 40. Tim Achterhoff, an 11-year vet of WMUS at the time, plugged in the programming formula used successfully at the country station... but with a pop/rock playlist. The station was very music-intensive. News was moved to :54 past the hour, so JML was always in a music-sweep at the top of the hour. Great on-air talent included: Jay Alexander, Rob Hazelton, Ted Stevens, John Clark [Dennis Martin], Tim Nixon, Tom Tyler, Mike Daniels, Steve Phillips, Kurt Kelly, Art Morrison, Mark Kage, Nick Scott, Dave Walker, Cindy Smith and Sarah Wilson with news... and many more wonderful personalities. In