WATZ Radio

WATZ Radio Northeast Michigan's favorite radio station, 99.3 WATZ is your LIVE & LOCAL source for Today's Country

WATZ Radio
123 Prentiss Street in Alpena, MI 49707
Office: 989-354-8400

WATZ has a long, rich heritage in the broadcast industry. The station was the first commercial broadcast facility in Alpena, and one of the first in Northern Lower Michigan. It is still owned by the same family who founded the station in 1946. For your fix of Today’s Country, tune in to 99.3 on your radio dial, listen online, or on your mobile device by downloading the "Listen Live" app at watz.com.

07/12/2025

60lbs 11oz! Congrats Isaac Lakich on winning the National Walleye Tours Stop 3 in Alpena,MI! 🏆

Drop off your bottles & cans tomorrow at Thunder Bay Jr. High Parking lot OR Pure Water Well by 4pm!
07/11/2025

Drop off your bottles & cans tomorrow at Thunder Bay Jr. High Parking lot OR Pure Water Well by 4pm!

07/11/2025
07/11/2025

🔗 bit.ly/MyUPFitzSwim50th To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 68 open water swimmers will participate in a 17-stage, 411-mile relay swim, starting from above the shipwreck in Lake Superior, and finishing in Detroit, the ship’s intended destination.

The swimmers aim to symbolically complete the Edmund Fitzgerald's final journey as a tribute to the 29 crew members who perished.

The Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim, is scheduled to begin on July 26, 2025, and will be the subject of a documentary film, entitled The Legend Lives On. My UP Now will have continuing coverage.

07/10/2025

Here are your day 1 leaders!

Weighing in at 30-07 is Jason Trapp, from Pinconning, MI, and co-angler Terry Chilcote, of Marshall, MI!

Tune in tomorrow to see who takes it all!

07/10/2025

National Walleye Tour day 1 weigh in!

Coming soon to the airwaves!🐟🐟Michigan Brown Trout Festival leaderboard updates..Live on WATZ at 10:20AM & 6:20PMKicks o...
07/10/2025

Coming soon to the airwaves!🐟🐟
Michigan Brown Trout Festival leaderboard updates..
Live on WATZ at 10:20AM & 6:20PM
Kicks off Monday July 21st.
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Larry's Collision & Truck Stuff
Building Express, Inc. / Air-Tite Insulation
Real Estate One of Alpena
Hall's Serv-All
Forty Five North Real Estate Co.
Thunder Bay Electric
Furguson's Alpena Excavating
Northeastern Window & Door
Sand Bay Marina
The Boat House Marine & Storage
Harborside Tint Co.
Fair & Square Tree Service, LLC - Alpena
TJ Hoes - State Farm Agent
Ball Tire LLC
Alpena GMC

Blood Supply is LOW. Please consider donating.Call 866-642-5663, visit versiti.org/mi-OR- scan the QR code below
07/10/2025

Blood Supply is LOW. Please consider donating.
Call 866-642-5663, visit versiti.org/mi
-OR- scan the QR code below

Did we not just have a lecture today about all the reasons Eric Church is The Chief? Yes, we did. -Strickland Congrats,...
07/10/2025

Did we not just have a lecture today about all the reasons Eric Church is The Chief? Yes, we did. -Strickland Congrats, Eric!

The ACM Honors are coming up soon, and some of country music’s biggest names are set to be recognized, including Eric Church!

Good luck, fisherman!Mary Beth Stutzman & Jeff Kelm joined Strickland on air🎙The Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's National Wall...
07/09/2025

Good luck, fisherman!
Mary Beth Stutzman & Jeff Kelm joined Strickland on air🎙
The Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's National Walleye Tour (NWT) is in Alpena this week, with the tournament taking place on Lake Huron on July 10th and 11th.
More details--> National Walleye Tour

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WATZ Radio: Northern Michigan’s Soundtrack for Generations

WATZ Radio 123 Prentiss Street in Alpena, MI 49707 Office: 989-354-8400 Request Line: 989-356-2114 or 855-993-WATZ WATZ has a long, rich heritage in the broadcast industry. The station was the first commercial broadcast facility in Alpena, and one of the first in Northern Lower Michigan. It is still owned by the same family who founded the station in 1946. WATZ-WRGZ plays a Hot Country format, throwing in some of the classics that seem to only get better with age. For over 25 years, Steve Wright has anchored WATZ's popular morning show, which features "Feats of Bowling Greatness", trivia, and Trademart, a well-loved WATZ tradition. Mary Thurston keeps you company in the late morning and early afternoon with her quick wit and quirky sense of humor. Nick, your “Okie in the Afternoon” gets you galloping towards evening, while Mike Rhea makes nighttime the right time to listen to WATZ. Relax on the weekends with shows like Rowdy Yates' Country Gold, Trucker Radio, Rick Jackson's Country Classics, New Music Nashville, CT 40 with Bob Kinsley, Country Gold with JR Wooster, Country Hitmakers, and Gospel Music Time with Susie Martin. Elaine Misiak kicks off the new week with the legendary "Sunday Morning in Poland" show from 9 to 11 AM. The WATZ News Department is led by longtime News Director Bruce Johnson, keeping you informed with the most cogent, complete, and trustworthy reporting in the region. For your fix of North Country Radio, tune in to 99.3 on your radio dial!