WGBG-FM (107.7 MHz, "Big 107.7") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Fruitland, Maryland with studios and cluster offices located in Salisbury, Maryland. The station's 23,000 watt signal can be heard at or near its transmitter on U.S. Route 50. Its tower is located in Pittsville, Maryland. The station broadcasts as a classic rock music formatted station branded as "Big 107.7". Programming features The Free Beer and Hot Wings Morning Radio Show, Doc West and Nights with Alice Cooper.
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| Broadcast area | Salisbury-Ocean City, Maryland |
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| Frequency | 107.7 MHz |
| Branding | Big 107.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1972 (as WEXM-FM at 107.5) |
Former call signs | WEXM-FM (1972–1983) WKRE-FM (1983–1996) WKHI (1996–2018) |
Former frequencies | 107.5 MHz (1972–2008) |
Call sign meaning | W G BiG |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4107 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 23,000 watts |
| HAAT | 104.8 meters (344 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°23′00.00″N 75°24′52.00″W / 38.3833333°N 75.4144444°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | bigclassicrock.com |
History
editPrior to moving to Fruitland, the station was licensed to Exmore, Virginia, and broadcast on a frequency of 107.5 FM. While in Exmore, the station had the call letters WKRE-FM, broadcast with 50,000 watts of power, and featured a country music format. Prior to February 4, 2009, the station broadcast an Adult hits format as "Joe FM".
On September 4, 2015, the then-WKHI changed their format from classic rock to country, branded as "Your Country K107-7".[2]
On August 17, 2018 at 5 p.m., WKHI changed their format from country to a simulcast of classic rock-formatted WGBG-FM 98.5 Seaford, Delaware, branded as "Big 107.7" under new WGBG-FM calls.[3]
Transmitter
editThe transmitter is a class B1 transmitter, 23,000 watts, HAAT 104.8 meters, located in Pittsville, Maryland. Facility ID 4107. Located at coordinates 38°11′54.00″N 75°40′50.00″W / 38.1983333°N 75.6805556°W
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References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGBG-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ WKHI Salisbury-Ocean City Flips to Country as "Your Country K107.7"
- ^ K107.7 Gives Way to Big Classic Rock in Delmarva Radioinsight - August 17, 2018
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 4107 (WGBG-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGBG-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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