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WTAK-FM (106.1
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) is a
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-formatted radio station licensed to
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, and owned by
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based iHeartMedia, Inc. It serves
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, and the central
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area. Its broadcast tower is located on
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in
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, near the Union Hill community, and its studios are located in
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. In the 2000s, WTAK-FM was one of the top-rated radio stations in the Huntsville market.


Personalities

The on-air staff currently consists of "Deano", Johnny Maze, and "BigRig", who appear each weekday. The station's morning show is the syndicated '' The John Boy and Billy Big Show''.


Programming

In addition to its regular music programming, WTAK-FM also carries ''
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'' on Saturday nights. On Sunday mornings, '' Flashback,'' hosted by
Matt Pinfield Matthew Pinfield (born May 28, 1961) is an American television host, disc jockey, and music executive. He first reached national prominence as a VJ on MTV. He served two stints as the host of the alternative music program ''120 Minutes'', from ...
, airs.


History

WTAK-FM was originally known by the call sign WYAM and went on the air around November 1991. WTAK (1000 AM, now
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) shifted its programming solely to the 106.1 FM signal in late 1993 after several months of simulcast. This station was assigned the WTAK-FM
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by the
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on July 6, 1993.


References


External links


WTAK official website
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