WTAQ-AM
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News Radio 1360 WTAQ is a news-talk station located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The station's frequency is 1360 kHz on the AM dial. WTAQ is locally-owned and operated by Midwest Communications. WTAQ's studios are located in the WBAY building in downtown Green Bay. WTAQ's transmitter is located on Lost Dauphin Road in De Pere.
On June 23, 2006, Midwest Communications broke ground on their new, $4.725 million facility in Bellevue. The facility will be located on the WNFL tower site on Bellevue Street. WTAQ, and the four other Midwest Communications stations in Green Bay, will move to the new facility in the Summer of 2007.
History
WTAQ was originally licensed to Eau Claire in the 1930s. The Norbertine Fathers of St. Norbert College in De Pere, then-owners of WHBY-AM, bought the station and changed its city of license to Green Bay. They also changed the call letters to WBAY.
When the Norbertine Fathers sold WBAY-AM & WBAY-FM, and WBAY-TV to different owners, WBAY-AM changed its call letters to WGEE.
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 gave the WGEE calls to their ESPN Radio affiliate in Duluth, Minnesota.
In 2005, WTAQ won three awards from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. WTAQ took first place for Best Locally Originated Newscast in a medium market. WTAQ also received two Merit Awards. One for a news feature and the other for a promotional announcement.
Programming
WTAQ carries mostly conservative programming including Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, and Michael Reagan. It also has a morning show called "Mike, Matt, and the Morning News" and a local pollitical show called "The Jerry Bader Show".WTAQ currently has local and national news updates every half-hour. The national news updates are provided by CBS News, however other options are being considered. Local weather updates are provided every half-hour courtesy of WGBA-TV NBC 26.
WTAQ personalities
Mike Austin: AG Reports and host of "Mike, Matt, and the Morning News"Jerry Bader: Host of "The Jerry Bader Show" and Program Director of WTAQ
Danielle Bina: News Director/Morning Anchor
Steve Brown: Weekend weather (from WGBA-TV)
Mark Daniels: Sports
Steve Frazier: Morning weather (from WGBA-TV)
Mike Kinzel: Sheboygan Reporter (from News Radio 1330 WHBL)
Shawn Kiser: Morning Anchor/Reporter
Michelle Kotecki: Milwaukee Reporter (from Newsradio 620 WTMJ)
Chuck Lakefield: Host of "Ask the Expert"
Jenny Lawrence: Community Events
Cameron Moreland: Afternoon and evening weather (from WGBA-TV)
Scott Patrick: Reporter/Anchor
Tom Tomaszewski: Reporter/Anchor
Matt Zee: Host of "Mike, Matt, and the Morning News"
Slogans
"Green Bay's News, Weather, and Information Station" (Past)"Depend On It!" (Past - still used from time to time, however)
"The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Choice for Best Newscast of the Year." (Currrent)
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