Broadcast area | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
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Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
Branding | 98.5 Big DAWG |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner | First Media Radio, LLC |
WPWZ, WRMT, WZAX | |
History | |
First air date | 1990 |
Former call signs | WSAY-FM (1989–2003) |
Call sign meaning | "Dawg" |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 54861 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 25,000 watts |
HAAT | 125 meters (410 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°54′43″N77°50′6″W / 35.91194°N 77.83500°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | bigdawg985.com |
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WDWG is the only station to air all the games of the Carolina Mudcats minor league baseball team. [1]
The former owners of WFMA signed on WSAY-FM "98.5 Down East Country" in 1990. From 1998 through 2004 it was classic country.[ citation needed ] First Media Radio, LLC changed WSAY to WDWG "The Big Dawg" and tripled the audience. [2]
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