WTAQ

WTAQ
Broadcast areaGreen BayAppletonOshkosh
Frequency1360 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk WTAQ 1360 AM/97.5 FM
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerMidwest Communications
WDKF, WGEE, WIXX, WNCY-FM, WNFL, WYDR
History
First air date
September 4, 1923
(101 years ago)
 (1923-09-04)
Former call signs
  • WTAQ (1923–1949)
  • WBAY (1949–1975)
  • WGEE (1975–2003)
Former frequencies
  • 1180 kHz (1923–1930)
  • 1330 kHz (1930–1941)
Call sign meaning
Randomly assigned, later backronym of "Where Tires Are Quality"[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID42086
ClassB
Power
  • 10,000 watts (day)
  • 5,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
44°25′51″N 88°04′51″W / 44.43083°N 88.08083°W / 44.43083; -88.08083 (WTAQ)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wtaq.com
FM simulcast
WTAQ-FM
Frequency97.5 MHz
Ownership
OwnerMidwest Communications
History
First air date
February 5, 2010
(14 years ago)
 (2010-02-05)
Technical information[3]
Facility ID164253
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT143 meters (469 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°24′21″N 88°00′19″W / 44.40583°N 88.00528°W / 44.40583; -88.00528 (WTAQ-FM)
Links
Public license information

WTAQ (1360 AM) and WTAQ-FM (97.5 FM) are conservative news/talk-formatted radio stations, licensed to Green Bay, Wisconsin (AM) and Glenmore, Wisconsin (FM), that serve the Green Bay and Appleton-Oshkosh areas. The stations are owned by Midwest Communications.

WTAQ's studios and newsroom are located on Bellevue St. in the Green Bay suburb of Bellevue. The station's AM transmitter is located on Lost Dauphin Road, near the Fox River in De Pere. WTAQ-FM's transmitter is located at the former WFRV-TV analog transmitter site on Scray's Hill, also in De Pere.

  1. ^ Rupnow, Chuck (April 23, 1989). "Survey finds sources of radio call letters". Leader-Telegram. p. F1. Retrieved May 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTAQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTAQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.