WTAG

WTAG
Broadcast areaCentral Massachusetts
Frequency580 kHz
BrandingNewsRadio 580/94.9 WTAG
Programming
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WSRS
History
First air date
May 1, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-05-01)
Former call signs
  • WDBH (1924–1925)
  • WCTS (1925)
Call sign meaning
Worcester Telegram and Gazette (former owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35230
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°20′13.33″N 71°49′13.26″W / 42.3370361°N 71.8203500°W / 42.3370361; -71.8203500
Translator(s)94.9 W235AV (Tatnuck)
Repeater(s)96.1 WSRS-HD2 (Worcester)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitewtag.iheart.com

WTAG (580 AM) is a 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 and night. WTAG programming is simulcast on FM translator W235AV at 94.9 MHz, licensed to Tatnuck.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTAG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "News/Talk 580 WTAG". Archived from the original on July 22, 2006.