WHDG

WHDG (97.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by NRG Media through licensee Raven License Sub, LLC and features programming from Fox News Radio and Jones Radio Network.[2]

For the Havre de Grace, Maryland radio station that held the call sign WHDG from 1973 to 1989, see WXCY-FM.
WHDG
WHDG logo
Frequency97.3 MHz
BrandingHodag Country 97.3
Programming
FormatCountry music
AffiliationsFox News Radio, Jones Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
WLKD, WMQA, WOBT, WRHN, WRLO
History
Former call signs
WZTT (1984-1994)
Call sign meaning
We're HoDaG Country! (a Hodag is a mythical creature that supposedly lives in Rhinelander) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID55211
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT168.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
45°22′50.00″N 89°11′22.00″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewhdg.com

Current on-air staff
  • Michael "Double M" Michalak-Mornings
  • Penny Mitchell-Middays
  • Alan "Al" Higgins-Afternoons"
  • Whitney Allen(Host of the nationally syndicated series simply entitled, "The Big Time With Whitney Allen" which airs every Monday to Saturday evenings)
  • Happy T. Hodag-The mascot of WHDG since 1994

History

The station went on the air as WZTT on 1984-04-17. On 1994-07-08, the station changed its call sign to the current WHDG.[3]

On July 19, 2009, the station moved from their longtime frequency of 97.5 to 97.3 to accommodate the frequency of Glenmore-licensed station WTAQ-FM on 97.5, which serves the Green Bay market and signed on in February 2010.[4]

References
  1. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. "WHDG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WHDG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "Gmail".


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