Broadcast area | Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 100.5 MHz |
Branding | 100.5 and 790 Newsradio WSGW |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Network | CBS News Radio |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One Saginaw Spirit SVSU Cardinals football UM Wolverines football |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WCEN-FM, WGER, WSGW, WTLZ | |
History | |
First air date | May 11, 1991 | (as WCWK)
Former call signs | WCWK (3/17/89-5/22/89) WKFK (5/22/89-11/4/91) WTCF (11/4/91-3/5/04) WXQL (3/5/04-9/16/05) WTBT (9/16/05-1/30/06) WSGW-FM (1/30/06-8/29/07) WTKQ-FM (8/28/07-1/15/09) |
Call sign meaning | W SaGinaW |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 41842 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (328 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°33′43″N 83°58′54″W / 43.56194°N 83.98167°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wsgw.com |
WSGW-FM (100.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Carrollton, Michigan, and serving the Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area.[2] It is owned by Alpha Media and simulcasts a news/talk radio format with sister station WSGW 790 AM. The two stations identify themselves as "100.5 and 790 Newsradio WSGW." The studios are on Tittabawassee Road in Saginaw.
WSGW-FM is a Class A FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts. The transmitter tower is on Hotchkiss Drive in Frankenlust Township.[3]