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WTKA (1050 AM) is a commercial radio station in Ann Arbor, Michigan, known as "The Big 1050 WTKA." It broadcasts a sports radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media. The studios and offices are on Victors Way in Ann Arbor. By day, WTKA is powered at 10,000 watts, covering most of southeast Michigan. Because 1050 AM is a Mexican clear channel ...
Prior to 1989, WJR had served as the Lions' radio flagship. Former names of the network include "The WXYT 1270 Detroit Lions Radio Network", "The WKRK Detroit Lions Radio Network", and "The Live 97.1 Detroit Lions Radio Network" (WKRK-FM is WXYT-FM's former callsign, and Live 97.1 is one of its former brandings).
Michigan's relationship with IMG College dates back to March 2001 when the school signed a five-year deal with Host Communications, Inc., a sports marketing firm based in Lexington, Kentucky; the deal was predicated to generate $7.5 million in advertising revenue from Michigan football and men's basketball radio broadcasts through 2005–06 (this partnership with Host would ultimately remain ...
KTCT is also the radio home for San Jose Earthquakes soccer, Stanford University football, and University of San Francisco men's basketball. By day, KTCT is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations in the U.S. But because 1050 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A XEG Monterrey, KTCT reduces power at sunset ...
WLBY is also the secondary Ann Arbor affiliate of the Detroit Lions Radio Network when WTKA has to broadcast a Detroit Tigers game. [ 39 ] WLBY is powered at 500 watts by day and 26 watts at night, using a directional antenna with a two- tower array .
As with the original WPAG-FM, the new station originally simulcast its middle-of-the-road sister station, AM 1050 WPAG (now sports-talk WTKA). By the end of the 1960s, though, the FM outlet began to air separate programming (mostly folk and rock music) during the evening hours, while keeping the AM simulcast during the day.
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1050 kHz: [1] 1050 AM is a Mexican clear-channel frequency. XEG in Monterrey (Guadalupe, Nuevo León) is the dominant Class A station on this frequency. [2] See also List of broadcast station classes.
Before merging with WXYT-FM, WXYT/1270 was the sole flagship station from 2001–2007. From 1964–2000, Detroit's WJR was the Tigers' exclusive radio flagship. As a maximum-power clear-channel station, Tigers games on WJR could be received from hundreds of miles away on warm, clear nights.