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WTKA

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.

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Owner
Cumulus Media · (Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Affiliations
Detroit Red Wings · Detroit Tigers · Michigan Wolverines · Westwood One Sports
Branding
The Big 1050 WTKA
Broadcast area
Southeast Michigan
Call sign meaning
"TalK" (previous format) or "Ticket" (previous branding), Ann Arbor
Class
B

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WTKA

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples112
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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WTKA

Top relations

related to Sports Radio · 24
WTKA → AM, Ann Arbor, Clear Channel, Cumulus, Cumulus Broadcasting, Detroit, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, ESPN Radio, In, It, Michigan, Michigan And Ohio, Monaghan, Sports Talk, That, The Ticket, The Tigers, Tigers, Today
related to Programming · 23
WTKA → Carol Hutchins, CBS Sports Radio, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, Eric Adelson, Erik Bakich, In, Jamie Morris, John Bacon, John Beilein, Michigan, Michigan Wolverines, One, Recruiting Roundup, Sam Webb, The, The M-Zone, The Michigan Insider, TheMichiganInsider, University
related to WPZA and WTKA · 19
WTKA → Alan Colmes, Ave Maria Radio, Clear Channel, Clear Channel Communications, Cumulus Broadcasting, Domino's Pizza, Eventually, In, In December, Joy Browne, Monaghan, Monaghan's, MW Blue Partnership, One-on-One Sports Network, Tom Monaghan, Under Monaghan, WPZA, WTKA's, Ypsilanti's WDEO
related to External links · 5
WTKA → Facility, Facility ID, FCC Licensing, Management SystemWTKA, Nielsen Audio's AM
Affiliations · 4
WTKA → Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Westwood One Sports
related to References · 4
WTKA → Former Michigan QB Leach, Lloyd Carr, Rick Leach's, Rips CarrAudio
Former call signs · 2
WTKA → WPAG (1945–1987), WPZA (1987–1993)
Owner · 2
WTKA → (Cumulus Licensing LLC), Cumulus Media
Public license information · 2
WTKA → LMS, Public file
Branding · 1
WTKA → The Big 1050 WTKA

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michigan station sports radio ann arbor 1050 wpag format detroit owned watts wpza university channel also one cumulus football clear

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WTKAAffiliationsDetroit Red Wings1.00infobox
WTKAAffiliationsDetroit Tigers1.00infobox
WTKAAffiliationsMichigan Wolverines1.00infobox
WTKAAffiliationsWestwood One Sports1.00infobox
WTKABrandingThe Big 1050 WTKA1.00infobox
WTKABroadcast areaSoutheast Michigan1.00infobox
WTKACall sign meaning"TalK" (previous format) or "Ticket" (previous branding), Ann Arbor1.00infobox
WTKAClassB1.00infobox
WTKAFacility ID471161.00infobox
WTKAFirst air dateApril 26, 1945 (1945-04-26)1.00infobox
WTKAFormatSports1.00infobox
WTKAFormer call signsWPAG (1945–1987)1.00infobox
WTKAFormer call signsWPZA (1987–1993)1.00infobox
WTKAFrequency1050 kHz1.00infobox
WTKALicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WTKANetworkInfinity Sports Network1.00infobox
WTKAOwnerCumulus Media1.00infobox
WTKAOwner(Cumulus Licensing LLC)1.00infobox
WTKAPower10,000 watts day 500 watts night1.00infobox
WTKAPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WTKAPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WTKARepeater102.9 WWWW-HD2 (Ann Arbor)1.00infobox
WTKASister stationsWLBY, WQKL, WWWW-FM1.00infobox
WTKATransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WTKAWebcastListen live1.00infobox
WTKAWebsitethebig1050.com1.00infobox

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