W235AV
| City | Worcester, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Branding | NewsRadio 580/94.9 WTAG |
| Slogan | "Worcester's News, Weather and Traffic Station" |
| Frequency | 580 kHz |
| Translator(s) | W235AV (94.9 MHz, Tatnuck) |
| First air date | May 1, 1924 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 35230 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°20′13.00″N 71°49′15.00″W / 42.3369444°N 71.8208333°W |
| Callsign meaning | Worcester Telegram And Gazette (former owner) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks, Fox News Radio, TheBlaze Network |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Website | www |
WTAG (580 kHz) is an AM radio station in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a News/Talk format. WTAG's studios are in Paxton and it broadcasts from a transmitter in Holden, Massachusetts. The transmitter operates at 5,000 watts day & night. WTAG programming is simulcast on FM translator W235AV at 94.9 MHz, licensed to Tatnuck. [1]
WTAG's weekday program schedule includes two local shows: Jim Polito and Jordan Levy. WTAG also airs nationally syndicated talk shows from Premiere Networks, iHeartMedia's programming subsidiary: Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, America Now with Buck Sexton and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory; The Glenn Beck Program from TheBlaze Network is also aired. Weekends feature shows on money, law, house repair, gardening and restaurants, as well as repeats from some weekday shows. WTAG is a Fox News Radio affiliate.
WTAG's history begins May 1, 1924 when the C. T. Sherer Co., a Worcester department store, received the license for WDBH. WDBH began operation May 24, 1924 with a power of 100 watts on a frequency of 268 meters (1120kc.). The call letters was assigned by the Commerce Department as the next available block of sequential letters. The station used a play on words and represented that they stood for We Do Business Honestly.
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