WHAK (AM)
Radio station in Michigan, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WHAK (960 AM) is a radio station licensed to Rogers City, Michigan. The station is owned by John Yob, through licensee Mitten News LLC.[3]
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| Frequency | 960 kHz |
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| Format | Silent |
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First air date | May 1949[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 29286 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 45.398°N 83.921°W |
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History
The station began broadcasting in May 1949, and originally ran 1,000 watts, during daytime hours only.[1][4] The station's power was increased to 5,000 watts in 1953.[4] The station aired a MOR format in the 1970s and 1980s.[5][6] By 1990, the station had begun airing a country music format.[7] In 1997, the station began to simulcast 99.9 WHAK-FM, airing country music programming from Westwood One.[8] In 1999, 99.9 WHAK adopted an oldies format, ending the simulcast.[9]
The station was taken silent in October 2000.[10] In October 2001, the station returned to the air, airing a talk radio format as a full-time affiliate of the Michigan Talk Radio Network.[11] In 2005, the station began airing a country music format, as "Thunder Country", simulcasting 100.7 WWTH in Oscoda, Michigan.[10][12] When WWTH adopted a classic rock format in 2012, WHAK began airing a classic hits format, simulcasting 99.9 WHAK-FM.[10] By 2016, the station had adopted a conservative talk format, as "Your Patriot Voice".[10]
On March 31, 2023, WHAK went silent, due to the end of an LMA between Blarney Stone Broadcasting and Mitten News.[13]
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