WNGN (FM)

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WNGN
Broadcast area
Frequency 91.9 MHz
BrandingNortheast Gospel Network
Programming
Format Christian talk and teaching and contemporary Christian music
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerNortheast Gospel Broadcasting Inc
History
First air date
August 1994 (1994-08) (as WNGX)
Former call signs
  • WZYB (1992–1993)
  • WNGX (1993–1998)
Call sign meaning
Northeast Gospel Network
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 11120
Class A
ERP 2,000 watts
HAAT 174 meters (571 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 43°13′33.2″N73°26′32.4″W / 43.225889°N 73.442333°W / 43.225889; -73.442333
Translator See § Translators
Repeater See § Simulcast
Links
Public license information
Website www.northeastgospel.com

WNGN (91.9 MHz) is a listener-supported, non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Argyle, New York, and serving the Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls areas of New York. The station is owned by Northeast Gospel Broadcasting Inc. [2] It airs a mix of Christian talk and teaching programs and contemporary Christian music. The studios are on King Road in Buskirk.

Contents

WNGN is a Class A FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,000 watts. The transmitter tower is on Street Road in Argyle. [3] WNGN is also simulcast on a Massachusetts FM station and on two FM translators in the region.

History

The station, while it was still a construction permit, was assigned the call letters as WZYB on May 7, 1992. On September 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WNGX. [4]

It officially signed on the air in August 1994. [5] On July 13, 1998, the call letters became WNGN. [4]

Former logo WNGN logo.jpg
Former logo

In 2009, WNGN announced that two new affiliated stations would go on the air: WNGB (91.3 FM) in Petersham, Massachusetts, and WNGF (89.9 FM) in Swanton, Vermont. [6] In August 2013, Northeast Gospel Broadcasting reached a deal to sell WNGF to Christian Ministries. [7]

Simulcast

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP
W		 Height
m (ft)		 Class Transmitter coordinates
WNGB91.3 FM Petersham, Massachusetts 172199600−53 m (−174 ft)A 42°31′30″N72°16′42″W / 42.52500°N 72.27833°W / 42.52500; -72.27833 (WNGB)

Translators

In addition to the main station, WNGN is relayed by FM translators to widen its broadcast area.

Broadcast translators for WNGN
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W248AX97.5 FM Albany, New York 140544100D 42°40′49″N73°47′46″W / 42.68028°N 73.79611°W / 42.68028; -73.79611 (W248AX) LMS
W279AL103.7 FM Catskill, New York 14058315D 42°11′13″N73°48′42″W / 42.18694°N 73.81167°W / 42.18694; -73.81167 (W279AL) LMS

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WNGN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WNGN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WNGN
  4. 1 2 "WNGN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-295. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ Scott Fybush (March 16, 2009). ""Now", NY's K-Rock is History". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
  7. ↑ "VT, TX Noncomm FMs, FL, WI Translators Sold; Lotus Buys KMJE/Sacramento". All Access. September 3, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

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