WTKG
Radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WTKG (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk/sports format consisting of news and sports. Licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, and now owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., Previous to adopting the current calls and format in 1997, the station played country under the WJEF (the station on which radio Hall of Famer Wally Phillips started his career) and WCUZ calls.
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Frequency | 1230 kHz |
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Branding | AM 1230 WTKG |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk/sports |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio Compass Media Networks Michigan Radio Network Detroit Pistons Detroit Red Wings |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WBCT, WBFX, WMAX-FM, WOOD, WSNX-FM, WSRW-FM | |
History | |
First air date | February 8, 1945; 79 years ago (1945-02-08) |
Former call signs | WJEF (1945–1973) WCUZ (1973–1997) |
Call sign meaning | Talk Grand Rapids |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 51729 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Repeater(s) | 96.1 WMAX-HD2 (Holland) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wtkg.iheart.com |
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