| Broadcast area | Emmett and Charlevoix Counties[1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.9MHz |
| Branding | Relevant Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic talk |
| Affiliations | Relevant Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Relevant Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | May 2003 (as WWCZ)[2] |
Former call signs | WWCZ (5/15/03-3/16/04) |
Call sign meaning | ToChrist theKing |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 121256 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 5,500watts |
| HAAT | 303.6meters |
| Translator(s) | 92.1 MHz W221CA (Gaylord) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.relevantradio.com |
WTCK (90.9FM) is aradio station broadcasting aCatholicreligious format. Licensed toCharlevoix, Michigan, United States, the station is currently owned byRelevant Radio and currently airs programming from the network. The station's former owner, Baraga Broadcasting, was named for the Catholic missionary to Native American tribes and later Venerable BishopFrederik Baraga. It served as the first originating station of Baraga's six station network airing localCatholic programming in addition to network programming fromEWTN Global Catholic Radio and from Ave Maria Radio based atWDEO inYpsilanti, Michigan. Its main office and studio was located atIndian River near TheCross in the Woods Catholic Shrine and has since moved in the spring of 2015 toTraverse City.
WTCK began as a construction permit issued by the FCC to Broadcasting For The Challenged Inc. in April 2003. On May 15 of that year the call letters WWCZ were granted. In May 2006, the new FM, after having its construction permit modified, began broadcasting Catholic programming. Later, in September Baraga Broadcasting purchased WWCZ from the original licensee, which was approved by the FCC in November of that same year.
On December 11, 2019, WTCK and its sister stations were acquired byImmaculate Heart Media, bringing Relevant Radio programming to Northern Michigan.[2]
WTCK programming is also heard inSt. Ignace on simulcast stationWIDG 940 AM (formerly a commercial station that had a variety of formats through the years).
On October 22, 2011, another station was added to the Baraga Broadcasting family when WRQC at 91.3 FM inEast Tawas returned to the air after a lengthy period of silence, prior to which the station had programmed acontemporary Christian music format under the ownership of Northern Christian Radio. WRQC has since changed its call letters toWGJU.
In July 2012, Baraga also began broadcasting onWGZR 89.1 FM inAlpena, at first licensed to All Saints School, then sold to Baraga in October 2011 which was given FCC approval the following month of that year.[3]
A new logo and branding "Baraga Radio" was introduced in the fall of 2014 in addition to announcing that its offices and studios will be moving to theTraverse City area .
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