WGBG-FM

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WGBG-FM
Broadcast area Salisbury-Ocean City, Maryland
Frequency 107.7 MHz
BrandingBig 107.7
Programming
Format Classic rock
Affiliations United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
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History
First air date
1972 (1972) (as WEXM-FM at 107.5)
Former call signs
  • WEXM-FM (1972–1983)
  • WKRE-FM (1983–1996)
  • WKHI (1996–2018)
Former frequencies
107.5 MHz (1972–2008)
Call sign meaning
"Big"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 4107
Class B1
ERP 23,000 watts
HAAT 104.8 meters (344 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°23′0.4″N75°24′51.7″W / 38.383444°N 75.414361°W / 38.383444; -75.414361
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website bigclassicrock.com

WGBG-FM (107.7 MHz, "Big 107.7") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Fruitland, Maryland with studios and cluster offices located in Salisbury, Maryland. The station's 23,000 watt signal can be heard at or near its transmitter on U.S. Route 50. Its tower is located in Pittsville, Maryland. The station broadcasts as a classic rock music formatted station branded as "Big 107.7". Programming features The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show , Doc West and Nights with Alice Cooper .

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History

Prior to moving to Fruitland, the station was licensed to Exmore, Virginia, and broadcast on a frequency of 107.5 FM. While in Exmore, the station had the call letters WKRE-FM, broadcast with 50,000 watts of power, and featured a country music format.

Prior to February 4, 2009, the station (as WKHI) broadcast an adult hits format as "Joe FM". On September 4, 2015, WKHI changed its format from classic rock to country, branded as "Your Country K107-7". [2]

On August 17, 2018 at 5 p.m., WKHI changed its format from country to a simulcast of classic rock-formatted WGBG-FM 98.5 from Seaford, Delaware, branded as "Big 107.7"; the WGBG-FM call sign also moved to 107.7. [3]

Transmitter

The transmitter is a class B1 transmitter, 23,000 watts, HAAT 104.8 meters, located in Pittsville, Maryland. Facility ID 4107. Located at coordinates 38°23′0.4″N75°24′51.7″W / 38.383444°N 75.414361°W / 38.383444; -75.414361

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WGBG-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ WKHI Salisbury-Ocean City Flips to Country as "Your Country K107.7"
  3. ↑ K107.7 Gives Way to Big Classic Rock in Delmarva Radioinsight - August 17, 2018


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