| City | Elizabethville, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Elizabethville-Millersburg |
| Frequency | 100.5 MHz |
| Branding | Bigfoot Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | MRN PRN Learfield Sports Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Seven Mountains Media (Southern Belle, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WRBG, WNNA, WCFT-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | 1989 (as WLIZ) |
| Former call signs | WLIZ (1988-1990) WYGL-FM (1990-2016) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 63837 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,200 watts |
| HAAT | 157 meters (515 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°37′24.00″N76°49′54.00″W / 40.6233333°N 76.8316667°W Coordinates: 40°37′24.00″N76°49′54.00″W / 40.6233333°N 76.8316667°W |
| Links | |
| Website | thisisbigfootcountry |
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