WKAD
Encyclopedia
WKAD is a radio station
broadcasting a oldies
format. Licensed to Harrietta, Michigan
, and serving the Cadillac
market, it first began broadcasting in 2003. WKAD features prorgramming from Dial Global
's Kool Gold
satellite format; the station also features 5 minute Fox News Radio
breaks on the hour.
WKAD is an affiliate of the Grand Valley State Laker
football radio network.
The WKAD call letter were originally assigned to Canton, Pa in 1978. That station later became WHGL-FM
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format. Licensed to Harrietta, Michigan
Harrietta, Michigan
Harrietta is a village in Wexford County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 169. The village is on the boundary between Slagle Township on the west and Boon Township on the east, with about half of the village in each.-Village Infrastructure:Although...
, and serving the Cadillac
Cadillac, Michigan
Cadillac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Wexford County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,000. The city is situated at the junction of US 131, M-55 and M-115...
market, it first began broadcasting in 2003. WKAD features prorgramming from Dial Global
Dial Global
Dial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....
's Kool Gold
Kool Gold
Kool Gold is a 24-hour music format produced by Dial Global. Its playlist is composed of oldies music from the mid 1960s to mid 1980s, from artists such as Billy Joel, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, Rod Stewart and dozens more artists mainly targeted at listeners 45-54...
satellite format; the station also features 5 minute Fox News Radio
Fox News Radio
Fox News Radio is an American radio network programmed by Fox News Channel.- History :In 2003, Fox News began syndicating one minute radio updates to radio stations via syndication service Westwood One. On June 1, 2005, Fox News Radio employed 60 people and provided five minute newscasts at the top...
breaks on the hour.
WKAD is an affiliate of the Grand Valley State Laker
Grand Valley State Lakers
The Grand Valley State Lakers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Grand Valley State University, located in Allendale, Michigan, United States...
football radio network.
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The WKAD call letter were originally assigned to Canton, Pa in 1978. That station later became WHGL-FM