# WZTK

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For the previous station in Burlington, North Carolina that used the WZTK call sign at 101.1 FM from 2004-2013, see [WYMY](/source/WYMY).

**WZTK** (105.7 [FM](/source/Frequency_modulation)) is an American [radio station](/source/Radio_station) airing an [oldies](/source/Oldies) format. The station is licensed to the city of [Alpena](/source/Alpena,_Michigan), [Michigan](/source/Michigan). The station is currently owned by Midwestern Broadcasting Company. On January 2, 2023, the station became "105.7 The Bird... Good Time Oldies".

## History

WZTK was issued its broadcast license by the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) (FCC) on July 30, 2014. WZTK signed on the air at 105.7 FM on June 26, 2014.[1] The station assumed the [talk radio](/source/Talk_radio) format and programming that formerly aired on [WATZ](/source/WATZ_(AM)), whose license was surrendered to the FCC on July 7, 2014.[2] WZTK is locally owned and operated by the same company that founded WATZ in 1946.

On November 18, 2022, it was announced that WZTK would drop the [conservative talk](/source/Conservative_talk) format and begin stunting with [Christmas music](/source/Christmas_music) on November 24. By December 22, the station began airing promos and [sweepers](/source/Radio_sweeper) promoting the launch of a music-based format on January 2, 2023. On December 30, 2022, it was announced that the new format would be oldies, to be branded as "105.7 The Bird", which launched on January 2, 2023.[3]

## See also

- [WATZ (AM)](/source/WATZ_(AM))

## References

1. [WZTK Radio Alpena](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OyyM-l65Upw) - YouTube

1. ["WATZ - Today's Country - 99.3, 96.7 FM & 1450 AM"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140713040628/http://www.watz.com/wire/localnews/02243_Same_Programming_-_Better_Signal_On_New_Station_064946.php). *www.watz.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.watz.com/wire/localnews/02243_Same_Programming_-_Better_Signal_On_New_Station_064946.php) on 2014-07-13.

1. ["105.7 The Bird To Debut In Northern Michigan - RadioInsight"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/245330/wztk-to-drop-talk-for-christmas-music/). 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

- [Michiguide.com - WATZ History](http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-a/watzam.html)

## External links

- [105.7 The Bird website](https://www.1057thebird.com)

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