Sample a wide selection of craft beers, relish some good food, and enjoy live entertainment at Keweenaw Brewfest, Saturday, June 27th, from 1:00 until 5:00 at the Houghton downtown pier. Proceeds will be used by the Houghton Rotary Club to support the Copper Shores Meal on Wheels program. Tickets are limited, and are available only to those ages 21 and older. To buy tickets and see more details, click here.
Ontonagon’s CopperFest celebrates the mining and lumber heritage of our region, Friday and Saturday, July 26th and 27th. Activities include beach bonfires, a boat parade, tours, live music, good food and more. See full details here.
KBear 102.3 welcomes the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival to the ski hill at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park Friday and Saturday, August 23rd and 24th. Enjoy a wonderful and eclectic selection of national, regional and local performers, ranging from blues to bluegrass to Americana at this family event. To see the schedule and purchase tickets, click here.
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!”