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}}

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