WTCM Newstalk 580 AM

A news-talk AM radio station with roots as the first radio station to broadcast in the Traverse City area, having signed on January 8, 1941. It introduced the news-talk format to Northern Michigan exactly fifty years later, on January 8, 1991. Weekday programming features local news, information, and conversation. Morning drive is handled by Ron Jolly and Colleen Wares, with Vic McCarty hosting mid-morning programming. National syndicated content includes programs hosted by Dan Bongino, Mark Levin, and Sean Hannity. Hourly newscasts are sourced from Fox News and supplemented by the station's own news team.