WTGV-FM

WTGV-FM (97.7 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format, serving Sandusky and the Thumb and Blue Water area of Michigan. WTGV is owned and operated by Sanilac Broadcasting.

WTGV-FM

Sandusky, Michigan
Broadcast area
Frequency	97.7 MHz
Branding	97.7 WTGV
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Sanilac/GB Broadcasting
Sister stations	WMIC, WBGV
History
First air date	August 17, 1971 (as WMIC-FM)
Former call signs	WMIC-FM (1971-8/13/79)
Call sign meaning	The Thumb's Great Voice
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	59027
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	99 meters (325 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	sanilacbroadcasting.com

Programming

WTGV features a rock-based Classic Hits format consisting of rock and alternative hits from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Local programming includes The Morning Fury with Program Director Eddie Fury in mornings, Nick Lien in middays, Sean Cantwell in afternoons and early evenings, a program devoted to local music (Sessions) in evenings, and the syndicated Alice's Attic in late nights. Weekends feature several specialty shows, including a hard rock/metal program (The Saturday Night School of Rock), a blues show (Skinner's Suitcase Full of Blues), an Irish music show (The Blarney Hour), and an extended version of Sessions on Sunday nights.^[2] The station also features ABC News at the top of each hour, local news and weather, and play by play coverage of the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions and local high school teams.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1971 under the WMIC-FM call sign, simulcasting WMIC-AM 1560 (now 660). WMIC-FM separated programming in 1977, switching to a beautiful music format, and adopted the WTGV ("Thumb's Great Voice") call sign two years later. The beautiful music format was updated to a MOR music mix over the years, and then to mainstream adult contemporary by 2000 until the station changed formats in 2017.

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