WZTK (105.7 FM) is an American

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stunting with a

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format. The station is licensed to the city of Alpena,

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

. The station is currently owned by Midwestern Broadcasting Company.

History

WZTK was issued its broadcast license by the

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(FCC) on July 30, 2014. WZTK signed on the air at 105.7 FM on June 26, 2014. The station assumed the

talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...

format and programming that formerly aired on WATZ, whose license was surrendered to the FCC on July 7, 2014. WZTK is locally owned and operated by the same company that founded WATZ in 1946. On November 18, 2022, it was announced that WZTK would drop the

conservative talk Conservative talk radio is a talk radio format in the United States and other countries devoted to expressing conservative viewpoints of issues, as opposed to progressive talk radio. The definition of conservative talk is generally broad enough ...

format and begin stunting with

on November 24. By December 22, the station began airing promos and sweepers promoting the launch of a music-based format on January 2, 2023.

References

Michiguide.com - WATZ History

External links

WATZ-WZTK
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