WGGY
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City | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
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Broadcast area | Northeastern Pennsylvania |
Frequency | 101.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Froggy 101 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Country music |
Subchannels | HD2: AAA ("The Mountain") HD3: Spanish hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC) |
History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs | WGBI-FM (1948–93) |
Call sign meaning | W FroGGY |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 36202 |
Class | B |
ERP | 7,000 watts (analog) 280 watts (digital)[1] |
HAAT | 365 meters (1,198 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°25′38.2″N 75°44′51.6″W / 41.427278°N 75.747667°W |
Translator(s) | HD3: 94.9 W235DC (Dickson City) |
Repeater(s) | See § Simulcasts and repeaters |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (HD2) |
Website | www |
WGGY (101.3 FM, "Froggy 101") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Scranton, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. and broadcasts a country music format.
WGGY uses HD Radio, and broadcasts an AAA format on its HD2 subchannel.
Froggy 101 received national attention through NBC's series, The Office, with a Froggy 101 bumper sticker displayed on a filing cabinet beside Dwight Schrute's desk.[2][3]
Simulcasts and repeaters[]
WGGY's programming is simulcast on booster stations WGGY-FM1,[4] WGGY-FM2[5] and WGGY-FM3.[6] Until November 16, 2017, the programming was also simulcast on full-power WGGI (95.9 FM).
On September 26, 2017, Entercom (forerunner of Audacy) announced a divestment of three stations (KSOQ-FM, WGGI, and KSWD) to the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) as part of its merger with CBS Radio to comply with FCC ownership rules in the Wilkes Barre market; the FCC approved the sale of all three stations on November 2.[7] The announcement stated that upon the closing of the acquisition, EMF would flip WGGI to its K-Love network which airs contemporary Christian music; parent station WGGY would remain unchanged.[8] EMF changed WGGI's call sign to WKBP on November 16.[9]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | First air date | Call sign meaning | Former call signs |
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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 | |||
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 | |||
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 |
References[]
- ^ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WGGY]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. July 20, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- Official website
- WGGY in the FCC FM station database
- WGGY on Radio-Locator
- WGGY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WGGY-FM1 in the FCC FM station database
- WGGY-FM1 on Radio-Locator
- WGGY-FM1 in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WGGY-FM2 in the FCC FM station database
- WGGY-FM2 on Radio-Locator
- WGGY-FM2 in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- HD Radio stations
- Radio stations in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Radio stations established in 1948
- Audacy, Inc. radio stations
- Country radio stations in the United States