| Broadcast area | Traverse City-Petoskey |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 580 kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk 580 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk/sports |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One Michigan IMG Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Midwestern Broadcasting Company |
| WATZ-FM, WBCM, WCCW, WCCW-FM, WJZQ, WRGZ, WTCM-FM, WZTK | |
| History | |
First air date | January 8, 1941 |
Former frequencies | 1370 (January 8-March 29, 1941) 1400 (March 29, 1941-1982) |
Call sign meaning | Traverse City, Michigan |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70524 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 1,100 watts night |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wtcm.am |
WTCM (580 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting in Traverse City, Michigan with a News/Talk radio format. It is owned by the Biederman family and their company, Midwestern Broadcasting. WTCM's studios on East Front Street in Downtown Traverse City.[2]
WTCM is powered at 50,000 watts during the day, the maximum allowed for AM stations. To protect other stations on 580 AM from interference, it must lower power at night to 1,100 watts. The station also uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array.[3] The signal covers much of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula during the day. The transmitter is on Secor Road in Long Lake Township, near Long Lake.[4]