Win a Mall of America Experience!
Listen for an Eddie Rabbitt song between April 3rd and 7th on Your Morning Coffee program, and you could win an instant prize, and a Mall of America experience! Click here to find out how to play, and see the rules.
KBear 102.3 welcomes the Great Lakes Hockey League tournament to the Copper Country! The host Calumet Wolverines and the Portage Lake Pioneers will be among the teams fighting for the league title, with games Friday through Sunday, March 31st through April 2nd. Check out the action! See the schedule here (note that times are posted in Central Time).
The Gibson Cup on KBear 102!
The Portage Lake Pioneers and Calumet Wolverines will face off for the storied Gibson Cup, with all the games broadcast on KBear 102.3!
Game One – Friday, April 7 – 7:30 – Colosseum
Game Two – Saturday, April 8 – 7:30 – Dee Stadium
Game Three – Wednesday, April 12 – if needed
Our coverage is supported by:
Bucko’s Party Store • Pat’s Foods • Pepsi • Copper Island Printing • The Frank A. Douglass Agency • RE/MAX Douglass Real Estate • Coca Cola • Lassila Insurance
The Chassell Country Western Show returns May 13th at 6:00 at the Rozsa Center. This great program features lots of local country performers, including our own Todd VanDyke, and is a fundraiser for the Chassell School music program. Tickets will be available at the door.
High School Sports!
KBear 102.3 is the Voice of Calumet Copper Kings athletics! Listen for every Calumet football and hockey game, along with selected volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball contests. Follow the Kings on the air, through our stream, our free Android and Apple apps, or say “Alexa, play KBear 102!”
See our broadcast schedule here.
Our sister station, 97.7 The Wolf, is the Voice of the Houghton Gremlins.
See our broadcast schedule here.
See the daily schedule for all our high school sports teams here.
KBear 102.3 Honored by MAB
KBear 102.3 earned several honors when the Michigan Association of Broadcasters handed out its Small Market Broadcast Excellence Awards for the year 2022:
• Copper Country Today with Todd VanDyke – Best – Feature Programming
• Keweenaw Report with Todd VanDyke – Best – Investigative Reporting
• Marketing Materials and Promos – Best – “Pile of Snow” TV Ad
For the year 2021, we received these honors:
• “Morning Coffee Program with Todd VanDyke” – Best – Morning Show Broadcast Personality or Team
• “Keweenaw Report Morning Sports” – Best – Sportscast
• “Morning Coffee Calendar” – Best – Feature Program
• “12 Pets of Christmas” – Best – Use of New Media (Single Project)
• “Christmas Carol Contest” – Merit – Marketing Materials and Promos
• “Brian McLean Funeral Coverage” – Merit – Feature/Use of Medium
We work hard to serve our listeners, our advertisers, and our community. Thanks to the MAB and this year’s judges for recognizing our efforts!
Alexa Recognizes KBear 102!
Just click on the link above through the account your Amazon Echo is registered under, to install our skill. Then, when you want to hear the best country music, award-winning local news and sports, and high school play by play, say “Alexa, play KBear 102!”