WHAK (960 AM) is a radio station licensed to

Rogers City, Michigan Rogers City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of and largest city in Presque Isle County, Michigan, Presque Isle County. The city had a population of 2,850 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a slight increa ...

. The station is owned by John Yob, through licensee Mitten News LLC.

History

The station began broadcasting in May 1949, and originally ran 1,000 watts, during daytime hours only.History Cards for WHAK
fcc.gov. Retrieved August 14, 2018. The station's power was increased to 5,000 watts in 1953. The station aired a MOR format in the 1970s and 1980s.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1977
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, 1977. p. C-108. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1984. p. B-133. Retrieved August 14, 2018. By 1990, the station had begun airing a

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format.
The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990
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, 1990. p. B-162. Retrieved August 14, 2018. In 1997, the station began to simulcast 99.9 WHAK-FM, airing country music programming from

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. In 1999, 99.9 WHAK adopted an

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format, ending the simulcast. The station was taken silent in October 2000.WHAK AM 960 Rogers City
Michiguide.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018. In October 2001, the station returned to the air, airing a talk radio format as a full-time affiliate of the Michigan Talk Radio Network. In 2005, the station began airing a country music format, as "Thunder Country", simulcasting 100.7

WWTH WWTH (100.7 FM broadcasting, FM), Oscoda, Michigan, is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock radio format, format to the Oscoda, Michigan, Oscoda, Tawas, Alpena, Michigan, Alpena area of northeastern lower Michigan. The station is known as ...

in Oscoda, Michigan. When WWTH adopted a

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format in 2012, WHAK began airing a classic hits format, simulcasting 99.9 WHAK-FM. By 2016, the station had adopted a

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format, as "Your Patriot Voice". On March 31, 2023, WHAK went silent, due to the end of an LMA between Blarney Stone Broadcasting and Mitten News.WQON and WGRY-FM Lose Simulcast Partners as Mitten News LMA Comes to an End
Radioinsight - April 12, 2023

References

External links

{{Alpena Radio HAK Radio stations established in 1949 1949 establishments in Michigan Presque Isle County, Michigan