WTGV-FM
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WTGV-FM is a radio station
broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format, serving Sandusky and the Thumb
and Blue Water area of Michigan. WTGV is owned and operated by Sanilac Broadcasting
.
The station began broadcasting in 1971 under the WMIC-FM call sign, simulcasting WMIC
-AM 1560 (now 660). WMIC-FM separated programming in 1977, switching to a beautiful music
format, and adopted the WTGV ("Thumb's Great Voice") call sign two years later. The beautiful music format was eventually updated to an easy listening blend called "AC Variety Gold," which combined soft rock, middle of the road hits, oldies, smooth jazz and select standards and classic country titles. In 2000, WTGV switched from easy listening to a more mainstream AC sound and began playing more AC chart currents.
WTGV-FM is almost fully automated and voicetracked, except for simulcasts of news and information programming from its sister station WMIC
(which are carried solely on WTGV after AM sign-off). The station also features a large amount of sports play-by-play, including the Detroit Tigers
and Detroit Lions
, and local high-school sports such as basketball and football.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format, serving Sandusky and the Thumb
The Thumb
The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid-Michigan area of the state, located east of Flint/Tri-Cities...
and Blue Water area of Michigan. WTGV is owned and operated by Sanilac Broadcasting
Sanilac/GB Broadcasting
Sanilac Broadcasting and GB Broadcasting own and operate three radio stations in Sanilac County, Michigan, and are local ABC affiliates. They are:*WMIC 660 AM, Sandusky, The Thumb's Information Station...
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The station began broadcasting in 1971 under the WMIC-FM call sign, simulcasting WMIC
WMIC
WMIC is a news/talk and country radio station licensed to Sandusky, Michigan. WMIC signed on the air at 1560 kHz on June 27, 1968, and changed its frequency to the current 660 in 1987, serving Sandusky, the Thumb and the Blue Water area of Michigan. Part of WMIC 660's success is mostly due to...
-AM 1560 (now 660). WMIC-FM separated programming in 1977, switching to a beautiful music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
format, and adopted the WTGV ("Thumb's Great Voice") call sign two years later. The beautiful music format was eventually updated to an easy listening blend called "AC Variety Gold," which combined soft rock, middle of the road hits, oldies, smooth jazz and select standards and classic country titles. In 2000, WTGV switched from easy listening to a more mainstream AC sound and began playing more AC chart currents.
WTGV-FM is almost fully automated and voicetracked, except for simulcasts of news and information programming from its sister station WMIC
WMIC
WMIC is a news/talk and country radio station licensed to Sandusky, Michigan. WMIC signed on the air at 1560 kHz on June 27, 1968, and changed its frequency to the current 660 in 1987, serving Sandusky, the Thumb and the Blue Water area of Michigan. Part of WMIC 660's success is mostly due to...
(which are carried solely on WTGV after AM sign-off). The station also features a large amount of sports play-by-play, including the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
and Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
, and local high-school sports such as basketball and football.