Midwest Communications Radio Stations - Guaranteed Music Variety, Kdal-FM, Kdal (Am), Kdwz, Kmfg, Ktco, Midwest Communications, Wbfm, Wdez, Wdsm, Wgee, (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Guaranteed Music Variety, KDAL-FM, KDAL (AM), KDWZ, KMFG, KTCO, Midwest Communications, WBFM, WDEZ, WDSM, WGEE, WHBL, WHBZ, WHTC, WIBQ, WIFC, WIXX, WJXQ, WKZO-FM, WKZO (AM), WLMI, WMFG-FM, WMFG (AM), WMGI, WNCY-FM, WNFL, WNMT, WNWN-FM, WNWN (AM), WOZZ, WPRS (AM), WQLR, WQTX, WRIG, WRQE, WSAU-FM, WSAU (AM), WTAQ, WTBX, WTVB, WUSZ, WVFM, WVIC, WXER, WXXR, WYDR, WYVN, WZDR. Excerpt: WTAQ - WTAQ was originally licensed to Osseo, Wisconsin, on September 4, 1923 on the 1180 frequency. In 1930, the Gillette Rubber Co. bought the station and moved it to Eau Claire on the 1330 frequency. The Norbertine Fathers of St. Norbert College in De Pere, then-owners of WHBY, bought the station in 1940, changed its city of license to Green Bay, and moved its frequency to 1360, where it remains today. About a decade later, the call letters were changed to WBAY, corresponding with their television station and FM station. WBAY was an early affiliate of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), as was WBAY-TV. In 1977, the Norbertine Fathers sold their broadcast properties including WBAY-AM, WBAY-FM (now WIXX), WHBY and WBAY-TV. WBAY-AM & WBAY-FM were sold to what would become Midwest Communications, while WHBY and WBAY-TV would go to separate owners. WBAY-AM's call letters were changed to WGEE and the FM station's calls became WIXX. Midwest also changed the station's network news affiliation to ABC. For many years after the sale, WGEE played country music as well as local news, ABC network news, and agriculture reports. Due to the declining popularity of music on the AM band, the station began a gradual move towards News/Talk programming in 1996. The station's moniker became "News Radio 1360 WGEE." Music programming, apart from WGEE's Sunday morning polka programs, was completely gone from the station by the end of 1998. Logo promoting WGEE website.In the year 2000, the nationally syndicated Rush Limbaugh Show, moved to WGEE from sister station WNFL, which switched to a hot talk format. WNFL now carries a sports format. WNFL's affiliation with CBS also moved back to WGEE. The CBS affiliation would go back to WNFL, once again, when WTAQ picked up Fox News Radio on April 1, 2009. In 2003, the historical WTAQ calls became available and WGEE decided to bring them back. The official change took place on March 17. Midwest Communications ga