WFGI-FM
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Branding | Froggy 95.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WJHT, WKYE, WGGI, WNTJ, WOWQ, WRKW | |
History | |
First air date | August 14, 1973 (as WJNL-FM at 96.5) |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 96.5 MHz (1973–2005) |
Call sign meaning | "Froggy" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 72965 |
Class | B |
ERP | 57,000 watts |
HAAT | 323 meters (1,060 ft) |
Repeater(s) | 990 WGGI (Somerset) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | froggy95johnstown |
WFGI-FM (95.5
History
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The station began at 96.5 (now
In 2005, Clear Channel decided to leave the Johnstown market and sold its station properties to Altoona-based Forever Broadcasting. Forever wanted to expand its Froggyland into the Pittsburgh area but the 96.5 signal was not able to do so. The 95.5 signal could, however, so in February 2005, the station became Froggy 95 (as it is still today).
Forever Media announced on October 12, 2022, that it was selling thirty-four stations, including WFGI-FM and its entire Johnstown cluster, to State College-based Seven Mountains Media for $17.3 million.[1] The deal closed on January 1, 2023.[2]
Signal abilities
WFGI-FM has a strong signal that can be heard as far west as western suburbs of Pittsburgh and even eastern Ohio and as far east as Mifflin County, where it starts conflicting with
Multipath issues
WFGI-FM has always suffered from signal degradation in the city of license, primarily because of the excessive height above the city as well as multipath caused by the local terrain of the Allegheny plateau. There are multiple areas in Johnstown that cause that station to have multipath.
References
- ^ "SEVEN MOUNTAINS MEDIA TO ACQUIRE 34 STATIONS FROM FOREVER MEDIA". RadioInsight.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "Seven Mountains Media-Forever Media Deal To Close Jan. 2". October 12, 2022.
External links
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- WFGI in the FCC FM station database
- WFGI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
40°22′19″N 78°58′55″W / 40.372°N 78.982°W