WTAC
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WTAC, owned by Superior Communications, began broadcasting in 2002 on 89.7 with 1kW. Officially licensed to Burton, Michigan, the station's transmitter was located in the Beecher area on the north side of Flint, Michigan
until September 2011 when it moved south of Fenton, Michigan
and increased its power to 15kW.
On September 10, 2007, the station submitted an application to the FCC to increase power to 4 kW
from a directional antenna. The application was amended on October 30, 2007 to 5 kW and approved on March 31, 2008. A minor change to the CP was approved on March 17, 2010, to increase power to 25 kW from a tower near Holly. This was further modified on March 18, 2011, to 15 kW from a 50 meter tower. The station was granted its license to cover for the new location on September 22, 2011. The increased power and new tower location improves reception south of Flint.
The call letters WTAC were used by AM 600 in Flint when it was a popular top 40 station during the 1960s and 1970's, and subsequently through country and contemporary Christian formats. That station is now WSNL
. An online version of the old top 40 WTAC is available online at www.thebig6WTAC.com
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
until September 2011 when it moved south of Fenton, Michigan
Fenton, Michigan
Fenton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan that lies mostly in Genesee County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,756. The city was incorporated from Fenton Township in Genesee County, and the city and township are administratively autonomous.-History:In the 1970s, the city...
and increased its power to 15kW.
On September 10, 2007, the station submitted an application to the FCC to increase power to 4 kW
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from a directional antenna. The application was amended on October 30, 2007 to 5 kW and approved on March 31, 2008. A minor change to the CP was approved on March 17, 2010, to increase power to 25 kW from a tower near Holly. This was further modified on March 18, 2011, to 15 kW from a 50 meter tower. The station was granted its license to cover for the new location on September 22, 2011. The increased power and new tower location improves reception south of Flint.
The call letters WTAC were used by AM 600 in Flint when it was a popular top 40 station during the 1960s and 1970's, and subsequently through country and contemporary Christian formats. That station is now WSNL
WSNL
WSNL is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Flint, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1946.The original call letters were WFLM, but the station was purchased in December of 1946 by George W. Trendle and H. Allen Campbell, who changed the call letters to WTCB and made...
. An online version of the old top 40 WTAC is available online at www.thebig6WTAC.com