WRGG-LP
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| Broadcast area | Greencastle, Pennsylvania Antrim Township, Pennsylvania Waynecastle, Pennsylvania |
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| Frequency | 93.7 FM MHz |
| Branding | WRGG 93.7 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full service Oldies[1] |
| Affiliations | NowCast Weather Westwood One News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WRGG Good Companion Radio |
| History | |
First air date | June 14, 2016[2] |
Former call signs | WRGG-LP (2015–Present)[3] |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 197436 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 29 watts |
| HAAT | 55 meters (180 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°47′28.66″N 77°40′30.03″W / 39.7912944°N 77.6750083°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Webcast | WRGG-LP Webstream |
| Website | WRGG-LP Online |
WRGG-LP is a full-service and oldies broadcast radio station licensed to Greencastle, Pennsylvania, serving Greencastle, Antrim Township, and southern Franklin County in Pennsylvania.[1] WRGG-LP is owned and operated by WRGG Good Companion Radio.[5]
History
[edit]The Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation filed its application for a construction permit with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to begin the process of building WRGG-LP, on February 19, 2014.[6] A significant grant from The Shockey Family Foundation allowed the station to quickly begin construction. A "license to cover" was granted by the FCC on June 7, 2016, allowing WRGG-LP to begin broadcasting.[7] The station broadcast for the first time on June 14, 2016.[2] Greencastle Mayor Robert E. Eberly was featured on the station's first day of programming, "congratulat[ing] the radio committee and others involved in the station's startup".[2]
Many aspects of WRGG-LP come from former Greencastle station WKSL, now WQCM.[8][9] The original idea for a community radio station came from the former town radio station WKSL.[8] WKSL carried a "good companion" format, which featured Country Music and Christian radio shows.[8] The transmitting antenna for WRGG-LP was placed on the former broadcast tower of WKSL.[10] Ben Thomas, Sr., the father of WRGG-LP committee member and co-founder Ben Thomas, Jr., founded WKSL in 1969.[10] Fellow committee members and co-founders Wade Burkholder, who was one of the original staff members of WKSL, and Dr. C. Gregory Hoover, retired Superintendent of Schools for the Greencastle-Antrim School District, trace their radio roots to WKSL.[8]
WRGG-LP's license has since been transferred to WRGG Good Companion Radio.
Programming
[edit]The station features "hyperlocal" news, sports, community events and information from a team of volunteers.[2][11] Along with the emphasis on news, sports and information, an Oldies format, with music from the 1950s, 60s and 70's is featured.[11] The station also features "speciality shows" after 6:00 pm which includes locally produced programs featuring a wide variety of music and talk shows.
Location
[edit]The studios of WRGG-LP, located at 113 South Carlisle Street in Greencastle, were donated to the Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation by committee member and co-founder Wade Burkholder and his wife Linda.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Bowen, Coria (June 14, 2016). "New radio station launches in Greencastle". The Herald-Mail. Hagerstown, Maryland: Schurz Communications. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRGG-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WRGG-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 19, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "Application Search Details - BLL-20160606ACO". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Fridgen, Pat (September 18, 2015). "Greencastle's WRGG set to launch next week at 93.7". The Echo Pilot. Greencastle, Pennsylvania: GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "Call Sign History - WQCM". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "Greencastle's WRGG set to launch next week at 93.7". The Record Herald. Waynesboro, Pennsylvania: GateHouse Media. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Barr, David (June 12, 2016). "Radio station hits airwaves Tuesday". The Public Opinion. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Gannett Company. Retrieved June 20, 2016.