| WHAK | |
| City: | Rogers City, Michigan |
| Frequency: | 960 kHz |
| Airdate: | May 1949[1] |
| Format: | Silent |
| Power: | 5,000 watts day 136 watts night |
| Class: | D |
| Facility Id: | 29286 |
| Coordinates: | 45.398°N -83.921°W |
| Owner: | John P. Yob |
| Licensee: | Mitten News LLC |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WHAK (960 AM) is a radio station licensed to Rogers City, Michigan. The station is owned by John Yob, through licensee Mitten News LLC.[2]
The station began broadcasting in May 1949, and originally ran 1,000 watts, during daytime hours only.[1] [3] The station's power was increased to 5,000 watts in 1953.[3] The station aired a MOR format in the 1970s and 1980s.[4] [5] By 1990, the station had begun airing a country music format.[6] In 1997, the station began to simulcast 99.9 WHAK-FM, airing country music programming from Westwood One.[7] In 1999, 99.9 WHAK adopted an oldies format, ending the simulcast.[8]
The station was taken silent in October 2000.[9] In October 2001, the station returned to the air, airing a talk radio format as a full-time affiliate of the Michigan Talk Radio Network.[10] In 2005, the station began airing a country music format, as "Thunder Country", simulcasting 100.7 WWTH in Oscoda, Michigan.[9] [11] When WWTH adopted a classic rock format in 2012, WHAK began airing a classic hits format, simulcasting 99.9 WHAK-FM.[9] By 2016, the station had adopted a conservative talk format, as "Your Patriot Voice".[9]
On March 31, 2023, WHAK went silent, due to the end of an LMA between Blarney Stone Broadcasting and Mitten News.[12]