WHDG
{{short description|Radio station in Rhinelander, Wisconsin}}
{{For|the Havre de Grace, Maryland radio station that held the call sign WHDG from 1973 to 1989|WXCY-FM}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WHDG
| logo = WHDG 97.3 logo.jpg
| city = Rhinelander, Wisconsin
| area =
| branding = Hodag Country 97.3
| frequency = 97.3 MHz
| repeater =
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1984|4|17}}
| format = Country music
| power =
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = 168.0 meters
| class = C1
| facility_id = 55211
| coordinates = {{coord|45|22|50.00|N| 89|11|22.00|W|region:US-WI_type:landmark}}
| former_frequencies = 97.5 MHz (1994–2009)
| callsign_meaning = Hodag, a mythical creature that supposedly lives in Rhinelander{{cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web }}
| former_callsigns = WZTT (1984–1994)
| owner = NRG Media
| licensee = Raven License Sub, LLC
| sister_stations = WLKD, WMQA-FM, WOBT, WRHN, WRLO-FM
| webcast = [https://player.listenlive.co/37901/ Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.whdg.com whdg.com]
| affiliations = Westwood One
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WHDG (97.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by NRG Media through licensee Raven License Sub, LLC and features programming from Westwood One.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WHDG |title=WHDG Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
History
The station went on the air as WZTT on April 17, 1984. On July 8, 1994, the station changed its call sign to the current WHDG.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=55211&Callsign=WHDG |title=WHDG Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
On July 19, 2009, the station moved from their longtime frequency of 97.5 to 97.3 to accommodate the frequency of Glenmore-licensed station WTAQ-FM on 97.5, which serves the Green Bay market and signed on in February 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinbroadcasting.com/pages/format-change-library/rhinelander---97.5-whdg-to-97.3.php|title = Gmail}}
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|55211|WHDG}}
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Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1984
Category:NRG Media radio stations
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