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1269:Ishpeming
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601:1380
596:1360
591:1340
586:1230
518:WGRT
490:CRTC
417:WORW
413:WRSX
409:WNFR
405:WNFA
401:WBTI
397:WPHM
393:WHLX
389:WHLS
385:WSAQ
354:WBTI
325:CRTC
319:and
275:WGRT
214:HAAT
20:WGRT
1472:NPR
771:By
630:By
581:660
571:By
520:in
512:FCC
366:SMN
362:ABC
331:in
288:in
242:LMS
201:ERP
174:FCC
66:MHz
1558::
460:.
456:.
411:,
407:,
399:,
395:,
391:,
387:,
296:.
279:FM
154:ea
152:GR
1062:e
1055:t
1048:v
551:e
544:t
537:v
464:.
364:/
195:A
156:T
109:)
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