WFGA

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WFGA
Broadcast area Auburn/Garrett, Indiana
Frequency 106.7 MHz
BrandingReal Country 106.7
Programming
Format Classic country
Affiliations ABC News Radio, Local Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Steve Swick
  • (Swick Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
WLKI, WLZZ, WTHD, WBET, WBET-FM
History
First air date
January 25, 2002 (as WFJZ)
Former call signs
WFJZ (2000–2005)
Call sign meaning
W FroGgy Garrett/Auburn (former branding)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 85520
Class A
ERP 2,800 watts
HAAT 150 meters (490 ft)
Links
Public license information
Website realcountry1067.com

WFGA (106.7 FM, "Real Country 106.7") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Hicksville, Ohio. Owned by Swick Broadcasting Company, Inc., it broadcasts a classic country format. Its studios are located in Auburn, Indiana, and its transmitter is in Butler, Indiana.

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History

The station began broadcasting on January 25, 2002 as WFJZ, with a satellite-fed smooth jazz format targeting the Fort Wayne market. Due to its poor signal in Fort Wayne proper, WFJZ was never very successful there, and on May 27, 2005, the station debuted an adult hits format and new call sign as WFGA, Froggy 106.7.

Construction of a new 490 feet (150 m) tower was completed in Butler, Indiana in January 2010. The station subsequently moved its transmitter to the new facility on January 14, 2010, although it remains formally licensed to Hicksville.

In 2012, WFGA flipped to sports radio as a simulcast of WKJG's ESPN Radio programming. [2]

In February 2018, Federated Media sold WFGA to Swick Broadcasting Company for $300,000. [3] On May 22, 2018, after the completion of the sale, WFGA began stunting with barnyard sounds and snippets of country songs; the station officially flipped to classic country Real Country 106.7 on May 25. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WFGA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Ft. Wayne's country "Froggy" to go extinct, replaced by sports simulcast". Radio-Info.com. April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sold: Ohio FM, Idaho AM, Oregon FM, Alabama Translators". All Access. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "WFGA Flips To Real Country". RadioInsight. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
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