107.1 WQKL FM

I’m probably a little biased because I went to high school with one of the DJs, but I like this station. They play a mix of classic stuff from the 1970s and 1980s along with some more recent stuff. The last time I was listening to it in the car, they played Sting, Dave Matthews, and a new song by Donovan. Their website says they’re currently playing Talking Heads and Alanis Morissette.
The other reason I like them is that they’re so active in the community, sponsoring special events. On a recent summer day, I was wandering around downtown Ann Arbor window shopping and deciding where to have lunch, and I heard live music coming from Liberty Square. 107one was sponsoring «Sonic Lunch» in downtown Ann Arbor. A live cover band was playing blues-​rock, and people on their lunch break were sitting on benches eating sandwiches and drinking soda pop and listening. It’s just one of those little things that makes Ann Arbor the thriving artsy-​cultural mecca that it is.
The website for the station is really cool, too, with news about upcoming musical events, photos and contact emails for the staff, and a photo gallery of past events (including Sonic Lunch) they’ve sponsored.