Frequency | 106.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
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Branding | Bigfoot Country |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Subchannels | HD2: WHNA simulcast (Classic hits) |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WRBG, WQBG, WNNA | |
History | |
First air date | 1956 |
Former call signs | WHLM-FM (1981–1988) WHLM (1988–2001) WFYY (2001–2016) |
Call sign meaning | similar to "Bigfoot Country" |
Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 39605 |
Class | B |
ERP | 10,500 watts (analog) 167 watts (digital) |
HAAT | 313 meters (1,027 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°56′18.3″N76°25′36.8″W / 40.938417°N 76.426889°W |
Translator(s) | HD2: 97.5 W248DK (Bloomsburg) |
Repeater(s) | 98.3 WRBG (Mifflinburg) 100.5 WQBG (Elizabethville) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thisisbigfootcountry |
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