WHLK (93.1 FM) and WSLK (106.7 FM) are radio stations serving the Madison, Wisconsin area. WHLK is licensed to De Forest, Wisconsin and covers most of Dane County, while WSLK is licensed to Mt Horeb, Wisconsin and covers Western Dane County and most of Iowa County. The stations are owned by Mid-West Management, Inc., and simulcast a classic rock format under the moniker "The Lake," billing themselves as "Everything Classic... On Shuffle." Nickname: Mad Town or Mad City Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin Municipality City Incorporated 1848 Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Area    - City 136. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... De Forest is a village located in Dane County, Wisconsin. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... Dane County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Mount Horeb is a village located in Dane County, Wisconsin. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... Dane County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Iowa County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... For the magazine, see Classic Rock Classic Rock was originally conceived as a radio station programming format which evolved from the album oriented rock (AOR) format in the early-1980s. ...

History

WHLK is the older of the two stations, signing on in July 2003 under the WHIT call letters. While testing its signal, the station aired themes from various classic TV shows under the moniker "TV93" before launching into "timeless rock" as "93.1 The Lake" on July 25, 2003. The first song played was "Rock'n Me" by Steve Miller. Look up July in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Steve Miller (born October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. ...

In October 2005, Mid-West Management, Inc. began testing the 106.7 FM signal under the call letters WYZM, airing smooth jazz music normally heard on sister station WMGN during its "Magic Sunday Morning" program. Smooth jazz is generally described as a genre of music that utilizes instruments (and, at times, improvisation) traditionally associated with jazz and stylistic influences drawn from, among other sources, funk, pop and R&B. Since the late 1980s, it has become highly successful as a radio format; one can tune...

On December 1, 2005, WYZM began simulcasting WHIT's classic rock format, and the two stations became jointly identified as "The Lake at 93-1 and 106-7." The stations would adopt their current call letters that same month (WHIT changing to WHLK, WYZM changing to WSLK). For the magazine, see Classic Rock Classic Rock was originally conceived as a radio station programming format which evolved from the album oriented rock (AOR) format in the early-1980s. ... In radio (including television), a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for amateur, broadcast, and sometimes military radio use, as well as for broadcast television. ...

External Links

• The Lake Website
• FCC Database information for WHLK and WSLK
• Mid-West Family Broadcasting website
• Sample of WHIT stunting as "TV93" in July 2003
• Launch of "The Lake" format on WHIT on July 25, 2003