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]

WHDG

City	Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Frequency	97.3 MHz
Branding	Hodag Country 97.3
Programming
Format	Country music
Affiliations	Fox News Radio, Jones Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	NRG Media (Raven License Sub, LLC)
Sister stations	WLKD, WMQA, WOBT, WRHN, WRLO
History
Former call signs	WZTT (1984-1994)
Call sign meaning	Hodag Country (a Hodag is a mythical creature that supposedly lives in Rhinelander) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID	55211
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	168.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates	45°22′50.00″N 89°11′22.00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	whdg.com

Current on-air staff

• Al Higgins-Weekday Afternoons
• Mike Michalak-The Morning Hodag
• Penny Mitchell-Middays
• Whitney Allen (Host of the nationally syndicated show, "The Big Time" which airs Monday-Saturday)

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. http://www.wisconsinbroadcasting.com/pages/format-change-library/rhinelander---97.5-whdg-to-97.3.php

External links

• WHDG in the FCC's FM station database
• WHDG on Radio-Locator
• WHDG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database