City | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Branding | AM 1230 WTKG |
Slogan | Grand Rapids' Talk Alternative |
Frequency | 1230 kHz (also on HD Radio) |
Format | Progressive Talk |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 51729 |
Callsign meaning | Talk Grand Rapids |
Former callsigns | WCUZ (?-3/28/97) WJEF (?-?) WION (?-?) |
Affiliations |
ABC News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Dial Global, Compass Media Networks Michigan Radio Network |
Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (CC Licenses, LLC) |
Sister stations | WBCT, WBFX, WMAX-FM, WOOD, WSNX-FM, WSRW-FM |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wtkg.com |
WTKG (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. 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.
WTKG was an affiliate of the Western Michigan University "Broncos Radio Network" and carried all of the Broncos football and men's basketball games. WTKG was dropped as an affiliate after WMAX was added for both sports.
Coordinates: 42°59′42″N 85°40′36″W / 42.99500°N 85.67667°W