WGKL Kool 105.5 vs B102.9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WGKL Kool 105.5
Listen to classic hits from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. This station provides local news, weather updates, and sports coverage. Enjoy music that defined generations.
- Classic hits music (60s, 70s, 80s)
- Local news updates
- Weather forecasts
- Sports coverage
- Radio streaming
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Kool 105.5 is THE Classic Hits Station serving the Central Upper Peninsula, playing the music that Baby Boomers grew up with music from the 60s , 70s and 80s. Mornings with news, weather, and sports. Local News with radio legend Don Curran, UP weather with Storm Team 3 Meteorologist Tom Kippen.
B102.9
Listen to Today's Hit Music from Lafayette's B102-9. Enjoy weekday morning and afternoon shows, plus weekend countdowns and slow jams.
- Live radio streaming
- Weekday morning shows
- Afternoon music programs
- Weekend countdowns
- Sunday slow jams
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Lafayette's station for Today's Hit Music B102-9. Listen weekday mornings to Brooke & Jeffrey, Joe at work and Ryan Seacrest afternoons. Tune in Sunday mornings for the AT-40 with Ryan Seacrest and Sunday nights with Sunday Nite Slow Jams.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: B102.9 at 4.6 against WGKL Kool 105.5's 2.3. B102.9 also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
B102.9 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: B102.9 has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WGKL Kool 105.5 ships an update every 11 months, B102.9 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WGKL Kool 105.5 | B102.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC | Saga Communications |
Customer experience
WGKL Kool 105.5
B102.9
In-app purchases
WGKL Kool 105.5
No in-app purchases
B102.9
No in-app purchases
