WTKM: Polka Music The station signed on the air in 1951. Its original call sign was WTKM. In 1973, it added a sister station,
WTKM-FM at 104.9 MHz. Both stations played
polka music with other
full service radio features of news, weather, talk and local
high school sports.
Greater Milwaukee has a number of residents who trace their history to
Poland and other
Eastern European countries where polka music is popular. Most of WTKM's programming was
simulcast on both the AM and FM stations. However, on Sundays afternoons, the AM station aired separate
German Language and music programming called "The Voice Of Germany". Each weekday afternoon, for
Catholic listeners, the station recited "The Holy
Rosary".
Cruisin' 1540 On December 1, 2009, WTKM 1540 separated its programming from WTKM-FM 104.9. The AM station launched an
oldies format, as "Cruisin' 1540". Cruisin' played hits from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, including
The Beatles,
The Beach Boys,
Motown and more. In 2017, a Sunday afternoon polka music show was added that had been airing on sister station WTKM-FM. Cruisin 1540 also kept many of its full service elements of news, weather, talk and high school sports.
WPTT: Party 92.9 FM On September 1, 2017, at 1p.m., WTKM signed on an
FM translator at 92.9 FM. The AM station changed its call sign to WPTT, and flipped to an
adult hits format leaning towards upbeat songs as "Party 92.9". Key artists include
Madonna,
Michael Jackson and
Lady Gaga. 92.9 W225CP has been approved by the FCC to move their antenna and change the city of license to Milwaukee as of 5/24/24. On February 11, 2025, the sale of W225CP to The Family Radio Network of Wisconsin for $320,000 was approved by the FCC. Family then began airing their
Contemporary Christian network on 92.9, and WPTT went back to being AM only as "Classic Oldies 1540 AM". ==FM translator==