WTAK-FM

WTAK-FM (106.1 FM) is a classic rock formatted radio station licensed to Hartselle, Alabama, and owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..[2] It serves Huntsville, Alabama, and the central Tennessee Valley area. Its broadcast tower is located on Brindlee Mountain in Morgan County, Alabama, near the Union Hill community, and its studios are in Madison, Alabama.

For the AM radio station known as WTAK from 1981 to 1994, see WDJL.
WTAK-FM
CityHartselle, Alabama
Broadcast areaHuntsville, Alabama
Frequency106.1 MHz (HD Radio)
106.1 HD-2 for 1990s alternative rock ("Smells Like the 90s")
Branding106.1 WTAK
SloganHuntsville's Classic Rock
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(iHM Licenses, LLC)
WDRM, WQRV, WBHP, WHOS
History
First air date
1991 (1991) (as WYAM-FM)
Former call signs
WYAM-FM (1991–1993)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID25383
ClassC3
ERP5,400 watts
HAAT221 meters (725 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°27′45″N 86°38′36″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websitewtak.iheart.com

WTAK-FM is one of the top-rated radio stations in the Huntsville market.[3]

Personalities

The on-air staff currently consists of Deano, Johnny Maze, and BigRig each weekday. The morning show is the syndicated show The John Boy and Billy Big Show on weekday mornings from 5a - 9a.[4]

Programming

In addition to its regular music programming, WTAK-FM also carries the House of Hair with Dee Snider on Saturday nights from 9p - 12a. On Sunday mornings from 8a - 12p, Flashback with Matt Pinfield airs.

History

WTAK-FM was originally known by the call sign WYAM-FM and went on the air around November 1991. WTAK-AM (1000 AM, now WDJL) shifted its programming solely to the 106.1 FM signal in late 1993 after several months of simulcast. This station was assigned the WTAK-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 6, 1993.[1]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. Welch, Chris (2007-08-19). "WTAK rockets to No. 2 spot". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved 2007-12-28. WTAK-FM 106.1, classic rock, which tied for 10th in the winter survey, jumped to second behind its iHeartMedia, Inc. mate WDRM.
  4. "Big Show - Stations". The John Boy and Billy Radio Network. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
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