WBCG

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WBCG
  • iHeartMedia, Inc.
  • (iHM Licenses, LLC)
WBTT, WCCF, WCKT, WCVU, WIKX, WOLZ, WWCD, WZJZ
History
First air date
November 2, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-11-02) (as WHHD)
Former call signs
WHHD (1998–2001)
Call sign meaning
"Big"
Technical information
Facility ID82071
ClassA
ERP5,500 watts
HAAT104 meters (341 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
27°0′9.00″N 82°10′54.00″W / 27.0025000°N 82.1816667°W / 27.0025000; -82.1816667
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitebig989.iheart.com

WBCG (98.9

Premium Choice network.[1]

History

The station was assigned the call sign WHHD on November 2, 1998. On November 26, 2001, the station changed its call sign to the current WBCG.[2]

On May 5, 2014, the station re-branded from "Beach 98.9" to "98.9 MyFM", maintaining its

hot adult contemporary format.[1]

On October 7, 2019, the station changed its format to contemporary Christian music as "UP! 98.9".[3]

On August 1, 2022, the station changed its format again to classic rock music as "BIG 98.9".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "WBCG Revamps As MYfm". Radio Insight. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ^ "WBCG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ WBCG Goes Up With Christian Hits Radioinsight - October 8, 2019
  4. ^ iHeart Goes Big With Classic Rock In Port Charlotte Radioinsight - August 9, 2022

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