sentences:  WDEE originally began as an AM station broadcasting on 1500 kHz, first going on the air in 1981, and under the ownership of David A. Carmine, a well-known country music radio personality from Detroit known by his on-air name of Dave Carr.Carmine had moved his family to nearby Harrison, Michigan, just six years before to put his first station on the air.WDEE first broadcast with its own independent staff and programming originating from downtown Reed City at 410 W. Upton Avenue.