WHDG

WHDG
City Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Branding Hodag Country 97.3
Frequency 97.3 MHz
Format Country music
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 168.0 meters
Class C1
Facility ID 55211
Transmitter coordinates 45°22′50.00″N 89°11′22.00″W / 45.3805556°N 89.1894444°W / 45.3805556; -89.1894444
Callsign meaning

Hodag Country (a Hodag is a mythical creature that supposedly lives in Rhinelander)

[1]
Former callsigns WZTT (1984-1994)
Affiliations Fox News Radio, Jones Radio Network
Owner NRG Media
(Raven License Sub, LLC)
Sister stations WLKD, WMQA, WOBT, WRHN, WRLO
Webcast Listen Live
Website whdg.com

WHDG (97.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by NRG Media through licensee Raven License Sub, LLC and features programming from Fox News Radio and Jones Radio Network.[2]

Current on-air staff

  • Al Higgins-Weekday Afternoons
  • Mike Michalak-The Morning Hodag
  • Penny Mitchell-Middays
  • Whitney Allen (Host of the nationally syndicated show, "The Big Time" which airs Monday-Saturday)

History

The station went on the air as WZTT on 1984-04-17. On 1994-07-08, the station changed its call sign to the current WHDG.[3]

On July 19, 2009, the station moved from their longtime frequency of 97.5 to 97.3 to accommodate the frequency of Glenmore-licensed station WTAQ-FM on 97.5, which serves the Green Bay market and signed on in February 2010.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ↑ "WHDG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WHDG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ http://www.wisconsinbroadcasting.com/pages/format-change-library/rhinelander---97.5-whdg-to-97.3.php


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