WIOG
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FCC | |
Facility ID | 22675 |
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Class | B |
Power | 86,000 watts |
HAAT | 244 meters (801 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°28′24″N 83°50′40″W / 43.47333°N 83.84444°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wiog.com |
WIOG (102.5
with studios on Champagne Drive North in Saginaw.WIOG is a
History
WIOG and WGER
WIOG began broadcasting on 106.3 MHz, originally licensed to Saginaw. Later in the 1970s the
The 102.5 frequency was originally home to WNEM-FM (later
Top 40
After the owner of WIOG bought WGER, then sold the old station at 106.3, WIOG and WGER switched call signs in September 1986. WGER moved its easy listening music to the lower powered 106.3 and WIOG's Top 40-CHR format was placed on 102.5. The move paid off, as WIOG quickly became a powerhouse in mid-Michigan broadcasting. In the fall of 1986, during an economic rescission, the radio station ran a new promotion known ad "Free Money". It was a chance to win $1,000 to $10,000 every hour. This helped the station meet an Arbitron rating of 30.3%.
WIOG got strong competition in the early 1990s from 100.5
Today WIOG remains one of the most popular stations in the Tri-Cities market. However, its showing in the Flint market is more modest due to competition from CHR WWCK-FM, rhythmic WRCL and active rocker WWBN.
Notable
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIOG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WIOG
- ^ YouTube.com "WGMZ Flint Michigan--Beautiful Music 1970s." Retrieved Jan. 22, 2024.
- ^ (1)(Click on "Trade Publication Ad" #1 under the "TM Programming" bullet point.) Archived February 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Radio & Records" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 943. May 29, 1992. p. 38. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Radio & Records" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1307. July 9, 1999. p. 43. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
External links
- WIOG official website
- WIOG in the FCC FM station database
- WIOG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database