In case you missed it, long-running Milwaukee rock radio station FM 102/1 (WLUM-FM) will cease its programming at the end of the month. Tennessee-based Christian radio network K-Love Inc. purchased the station, along with B93.3FM (WLDB-FM), for $4 million in August.
“In 2006, a bunch of weirdos launched this station in the hopes of creating something real,” FM 102/1 Vice President of Programming and Operations Michelle Rutkowski said in a tearful on-air announcement in August. “No schlocky shock jock personalities, no consultants, and most importantly, no Nickelback. Back then we called ourselves independent alternative radio, a radio station designed to play outside of corporate radio rules, but one that was still big enough to put a national spotlight on our beloved Milwaukee.”
102/1 has been saying goodbye throughout September with multiple themed days: throwing things back to its old “Hot 102” and “New Rock” programming, playing absolutely no Red Hot Chili Peppers, playing nothing but Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc. Today at 4 p.m., Kramp and Adler will reunite for the first time in 12 years. Three words: Who’s more Sheboygan?
Oh, and this morning, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley honored 102/1 with an official proclamation. It touches on the station’s deep past, its long run as an “alternative” rock station, its popular “Big Snow” shows, its many on-air personalities, and more. Read it below. (We’ll miss you, too 102/1.)
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