WTCK
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WTCK is a radio station
broadcasting a Catholic religious
format, simulcasting WDEO
of Ypsilanti, Michigan
. Licensed to Charlevoix, Michigan
USA, the station is currently owned by Baraga Broadcasting.
WTCK programming is also heard in St. Ignace
on simulcast station WIDG
940 AM (formerly a commercial station that had a variety of formats through the years) and on translator W236BZ 95.1 FM (formerly W237CF 95.3 in Mackinaw City), and in Gaylord
on translator W221CA at 92.1 FM.
On October 22, 2011, another station was added to the Baraga Broadcasting family when WRQC at 91.3 FM in East Tawas
returned to the air after a lengthy period of silence, prior to which the station had programmed a contemporary Christian music
format under the ownership of Northern Christian Radio
. According to the Baraga Broadcasting website, WRQC (formerly WZHN) will soon change its calls to WGJU; the WGJU calls are currently parked on a construction permit for a station in Tawas City
at 88.9 FM, owned by Holy Family School. WRQC/WGJU operates with 20,000 watts of power, the most powerful station in Baraga's stable. Baraga will also soon broadcast its programming on WGZR 89.1 FM in Alpena
, currently a construction permit held by All Saints School.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Catholic religious
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
format, simulcasting WDEO
WDEO (AM)
WDEO is a radio station broadcasting on 990 kilohertz in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Broadcasting Catholic programming, WDEO is operated by Ave Maria Radio....
of Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti...
. Licensed to Charlevoix, Michigan
Charlevoix, Michigan
Charlevoix is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,994. It is the county seat of Charlevoix County....
USA, the station is currently owned by Baraga Broadcasting.
WTCK programming is also heard in St. Ignace
St. Ignace, Michigan
Saint Ignace, usually written as St. Ignace, is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,678. It is the county seat of Mackinac County. From the Lower Peninsula, St. Ignace is the gateway to the Upper Peninsula.St...
on simulcast station WIDG
WIDG
WIDG is a radio station licensed to St. Ignace, Michigan, broadcasting a Catholic religious format. Until October 2008, the station was owned and operated by Northern Star Broadcasting and had aired ESPN Radio under the brand name AM 940 The Fan...
940 AM (formerly a commercial station that had a variety of formats through the years) and on translator W236BZ 95.1 FM (formerly W237CF 95.3 in Mackinaw City), and in Gaylord
Gaylord, Michigan
Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord; it is by far the smallest settlement serving as the location of an active Roman...
on translator W221CA at 92.1 FM.
On October 22, 2011, another station was added to the Baraga Broadcasting family when WRQC at 91.3 FM in East Tawas
East Tawas, Michigan
East Tawas is a city in Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,951 at the 2000 census.-Geography:*According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
returned to the air after a lengthy period of silence, prior to which the station had programmed a contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
format under the ownership of Northern Christian Radio
Northern Christian Radio
Northern Christian Radio is a group of non-commercial FM radio stations, based in Gaylord, Michigan.In the early 1980s a group of Christian men began to explore the possibility of starting a Christian radio station for Northern Michigan...
. According to the Baraga Broadcasting website, WRQC (formerly WZHN) will soon change its calls to WGJU; the WGJU calls are currently parked on a construction permit for a station in Tawas City
Tawas City, Michigan
Tawas City is a city along Lake Huron in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,005. It is the county seat of Iosco County...
at 88.9 FM, owned by Holy Family School. WRQC/WGJU operates with 20,000 watts of power, the most powerful station in Baraga's stable. Baraga will also soon broadcast its programming on WGZR 89.1 FM in Alpena
Alpena, Michigan
Alpena is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Alpena County. It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is located in the city. The population was 10,483 at the 2010 census...
, currently a construction permit held by All Saints School.