WGGY
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Wilkes-Barre - Scranton - Northeastern Pennsylvania | |
Frequency | 101.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
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Branding | Froggy 101 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Subchannels | HD2: Spanish hits ("La Mega 95") |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs | WGBI-FM (1948–1993) |
Call sign meaning | "Froggy" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 36202 |
Class | B |
ERP | |
HAAT | 365 meters (1,198 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°25′38.2″N 75°44′51.6″W / 41.427278°N 75.747667°W |
Repeater(s) | See § Simulcasts and repeaters |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
WGGY (101.3
WGGY is a
History
WGBI-FM
WGGY was one of the earliest FM stations in Northeast Pennsylvania. It
By the 1970s, WGBI-FM began airing separate programming. It subscribed to the
WGGY
In 1993, the station switched its call letters. To reflect its moniker, Froggy 101, it changed its call sign to WGGY, with the final three letters as part of the word "Froggy."
Froggy 101 received national attention through the
In the early 2000s, programming on WGGY 101.3 was
In 2019, “The Doc Show with Jessie”, WGGY's morning program, was a finalist for the 53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards.[10] It competed in the "Medium Market" category. The show is now hosted by "Doc" (Ken Medek) and "Chewy" (Sean Medek), a rare father-son radio morning team.[11]
Booster stations
WGGY's programming is
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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WGGY-FM1 | 101.3 FM | Honesdale, Pennsylvania | 91317 | 50 | 7 m (23 ft) | D | 41°34′45.3″N 75°15′7.6″W / 41.579250°N 75.252111°W | LMS |
WGGY-FM2 | 101.3 FM | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | 190777 | 2 | 254 m (833 ft) | D | 41°02′39.6″N 75°22′37.7″W / 41.044333°N 75.377139°W | LMS |
WGGY-FM3 | 101.3 FM | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | 203403 | 250 | 177 m (581 ft) | D | 41°58′9.3″N 75°57′26.7″W / 41.969250°N 75.957417°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGGY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WGGY]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. July 20, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WGGY
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 263. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Marchese, John (October 21, 2007). "Scranton Embraces the 'Office' Infamy". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ Lussier, Germain (September 21, 2007). "'The Office' Fanatic's Guide to Scranton". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ "Entercom Announces Agreement To Divest Stations In Los Angeles, San Diego & Wilkes-Barre To Educational Media Foundation | FMQB". fmqb.name. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ Trakin, Roy (September 26, 2017). "Entercom Sells Three Stations as CBS Radio Merger Nears Completion". Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ InsideRadio.com "CMA Station of the Year Awards" Aug. 28, 2019. Retrieved Dec. 18, 2023
- ^ InsideRadio.com "Sean Chewy Medek" Aug. 22, 2022. Retrieved Dec. 18, 2023.
- ^ "FM Query Results for WGGY-FM1". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "FM Query Results for WGGY-FM2". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "FM Query Results for WGGY-FM3". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- WGGY in the FCC FM station database
- WGGY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database