WFGH

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WFGH
Broadcast area Wayne County, West Virginia
Lawrence County, Kentucky
Frequency 90.7 MHz
BrandingWFGH 90.7
Programming
Format Variety
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerSuperstation Network by Friends of WFGH Inc
WVWP-LP
History
First air date
1973
Call sign meaning
WFort Gay High School
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 71166
Class B1
ERP 7,800 Watts
HAAT 62 Meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°7′58.0″N82°35′37.0″W / 38.132778°N 82.593611°W / 38.132778; -82.593611
Links
Public license information
Webcast WFGH Webstream
Website WFGH Online

WFGH is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fort Gay, West Virginia, serving Wayne County in West Virginia and Lawrence County in Kentucky. WFGH is owned and operated by Wayne County Board of Education under General Manager Fred Damron at Wayne High School. It was started by Hazel Damron in 1979 and has served Wayne County since.

The station went off the air due to budget cuts on July 1, 2017, [2] but was immediately revived on July 3, 2017 by the community group Friends of WFGH. [3]

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WFGH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Writer, NIKKI DOTSON MERRITT Staff. "DEAD AIR: WFGH announces shut down".
  3. Writer, NIKKI DOTSON MERRITT Staff. "Friends of WFGH offers stations support".