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| Broadcast area | Alpena, Michigan |
| Frequency | 99.9MHz |
| Branding | 99.9 The Wave |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WHSB,WIDL,WKYO,WWTH | |
| History | |
First air date | 1994 (1994) (as WELG) |
Former call signs | WELG (1994–1997) |
Call sign meaning | Harvey A. Klann (original owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 29289 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 145 meters (476 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WHAK-FM (99.9MHz, "The Wave") is a radio station licensed toRogers City, Michigan, with studios inAlpena. The station playsclassic hits of the 1980s and 1990s. It has a local weekday-morning show and airs Local Radio Networks' "Classic Hits" format the remainder of the time.
Prior to April 1999, the station broadcast a satellite-fedcountry format as "Eagle 100" (with the call sign WELG from 1994 to 1997). The move to the oldies format helped to fill a void in the Northeast Michigan radio scene left when 92.5 WAIR (nowWFDX) switched from oldies to country music.
WHAK-FM is owned by the Edwards Group Holdings, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Trust, through licensee Edwards Communications LC, along withWHSB 107.7 in Alpena, andWWTH 100.7 in Oscoda. Former sister stationWHAK 960 airs talk programming in a simulcast withWWMN 1110 AM inPetoskey; it is now owned by Mitten News, LLC.
The WHAK calls stand for the station's original owner, Harvey A. Klann. Klann is a lifelong resident of Rogers City and World War II veteran.
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