WTGV-FM | |
City: | Sandusky, Michigan |
Area: | http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WTGV&service=FM&status=L&hours=U |
Branding: | 97.7 WTGV |
Frequency: | 97.7 MHz |
Airdate: | August 17, 1971 (as WMIC-FM) |
Format: | Classic hits |
Erp: | 3,000 watts |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 59027 |
Callsign Meaning: | The Thumb's Great Voice |
Former Callsigns: | WMIC-FM (1971-8/13/79) |
Sister Stations: | WMIC, WBGV |
Owner: | Sanilac/GB Broadcasting |
Website: | sanilacbroadcasting.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WTGV-FM (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits/oldies 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 updated to a MOR music mix over the years, and then to mainstream adult contemporary by 2000.
WTGV-FM was 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.
On June 20, 2017 97.7 switched from automated AC to a satellite-fed Classic Hits format branded as "97-7 WTGV." The format, sourced from Local Radio Networks, targets Hits of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, with a few late '60s hits included. News, sports, and weather remains unchanged.