WMAX-FM are the call letters of a radio station owned by iHeartMedia located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, transmitting on a frequency of 96.1 MHz.The station is identified as 96.1 ESPN and carries both locally produced play by play sportscasts and sports talk programs, as well as programming from the ESPN Radio network.The station is licensed for HD Radio operations and features a simulcast of talk sister station WTKG on its HD-2 side channel.