WEGG

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WEGG
Frequency 95.3 MHz
Branding95.3 WEGG
Programming
Format Oldies
Affiliations Good Time Oldies (Westwood One)
Ownership
Owner
  • Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting Companies
  • (Lake Hartwell Radio, Inc.)
WLHR-FM
History
First air date
2010
Former call signs
WYPJ (2009–2021)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 166080
Class A
ERP 3,300 watts
HAAT 137 meters (449 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°15′01″N83°07′24″W / 34.25028°N 83.12333°W / 34.25028; -83.12333
Links
Public license information
Website 953wegg.com

WEGG (95.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format that licensed to Bowman, Georgia, United States. The station is owned by Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting Companies under licensee Lake Hartwell Radio, Inc.

On May 31, 2020, the station was sold by RFPJY, LLC to Lake Hartwell Radio, LLC, and went off the air. [2] [3] The sale of the station was consummated on January 19, 2021, and the call sign was changed from WYPJ to WEGG on January 21, 2021. Originally licensed to serve Due West, South Carolina, the station's community of license was moved to Bowman, Georgia effective May 25, 2021.

On August 3, 2022, WEGG launched an oldies format branded as "95.3 WEGG Good Time Oldies", carrying programming from Westwood One's Good Time Oldies network. [4]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WEGG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WEGG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  3. "Station Sales Week Of 5/29". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  4. "A Good WEGG Debuts In Northeast Georgia". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 3, 2022.