WRGG-LP

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WRGG-LP
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Broadcast area Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Antrim Township, Pennsylvania
Waynecastle, Pennsylvania
Frequency 93.7 FM MHz
BrandingWRGG 93.7 FM
Programming
Format Full service
Oldies [1]
AffiliationsNowCast Weather
Westwood One News
Ownership
OwnerWRGG Good Companion Radio
History
First air date
June 14, 2016 [2]
Former call signs
WRGG-LP (2015–Present) [3]
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 197436
Class L1
ERP 29 watts
HAAT 55 meters (180 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 39°47′28.66″N77°40′30.03″W / 39.7912944°N 77.6750083°W / 39.7912944; -77.6750083
Links
Public license information
LMS
Webcast WRGG-LP Webstream
Website WRGG-LP Online

WRGG-LP is a full-service and oldies broadcast radio station licensed to Greencastle, Pennsylvania, serving Greencastle, Antrim Township, and southern Franklin County in Pennsylvania. [1] WRGG-LP is owned and operated by WRGG Good Companion Radio. [5]

Contents

History

The Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation filed its application for a construction permit with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to begin the process of building WRGG-LP, on February 19, 2014. [6] A significant grant from The Shockey Family Foundation allowed the station to quickly begin construction. A "license to cover" was granted by the FCC on June 7, 2016, allowing WRGG-LP to begin broadcasting. [7] The station broadcast for the first time on June 14, 2016. [2] Greencastle Mayor Robert E. Eberly was featured on the station's first day of programming, "congratulat[ing] the radio committee and others involved in the station's startup". [2]

Many aspects of WRGG-LP come from former Greencastle station WKSL, now WQCM. [8] [9] The original idea for a community radio station came from the former town radio station WKSL. [8] WKSL carried a "good companion" format, which featured Country Music and Christian radio shows. [8] The transmitting antenna for WRGG-LP was placed on the former broadcast tower of WKSL. [10] Ben Thomas, Sr., the father of WRGG-LP committee member and co-founder Ben Thomas, Jr., founded WKSL in 1969. [10] Fellow committee members and co-founders Wade Burkholder, who was one of the original staff members of WKSL, and Dr. C. Gregory Hoover, retired Superintendent of Schools for the Greencastle-Antrim School District, trace their radio roots to WKSL. [8]

WRGG-LP's license has since been transferred to WRGG Good Companion Radio.

Programming

The station features "hyperlocal" news, sports, community events and information from a team of volunteers. [2] [11] Along with the emphasis on news, sports and information, an Oldies format, with music from the 1950s, 60s and 70's is featured. [11] The station also features "speciality shows" after 6:00 pm which includes locally produced programs featuring a wide variety of music and talk shows.

Location

The studios of WRGG-LP, located at 113 South Carlisle Street in Greencastle, were donated to the Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation by committee member and co-founder Wade Burkholder and his wife Linda. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bowen, Coria (June 14, 2016). "New radio station launches in Greencastle". The Herald-Mail . Hagerstown, Maryland: Schurz Communications . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WRGG-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "WRGG-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 19, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details - BLL-20160606ACO". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Fridgen, Pat (September 18, 2015). "Greencastle's WRGG set to launch next week at 93.7". The Echo Pilot. Greencastle, Pennsylvania: GateHouse Media . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Call Sign History - WQCM". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Greencastle's WRGG set to launch next week at 93.7". The Record Herald . Waynesboro, Pennsylvania: GateHouse Media. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Barr, David (June 12, 2016). "Radio station hits airwaves Tuesday". The Public Opinion . Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Gannett Company . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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