WWGO

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WWGO
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Broadcast area Charleston, Illinois
Mattoon, Illinois
Frequency 92.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding92.1 the Axe
Programming
Format Classic rock
Subchannels HD2: Sports "Victory 103.9"
Ownership
Owner
WMCI, WCBH
History
First air date
October 1, 1965 (as WEIC-FM) [1]
Former call signs
WEIC-FM (1965 [2] -1993) [3]
WHQQ (1993–1997) [3]
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 72317
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 type:city 39°31′40″N88°21′23″W / 39.52778°N 88.35639°W / 39.52778; -88.35639
Translator HD2: 103.9 W280EK (Mattoon)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website www.myradiolink.com/the-axe/
www.myradiolink.com/victory-103-9/ (HD2)

WWGO (92.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to Charleston, Illinois, the station is owned by Cromwell Radio Group, through licensee The Cromwell Group, Inc. of Illinois. [5]

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History

The station began broadcasting October 1, 1965, and originally held the call sign WEIC-FM. [1] [2] The station was originally owned by Friendly Broadcasters, Inc. [2] In 1967, the station was sold to Community Communications Associates, along with its AM sister station. [2] [6]

The station originally simulcast the MOR format of its sister station WEIC 1270, but in December 1971, the station adopted a progressive rock format, while its sister station adopted a top 40 format. [7] [1] By 1973, the station was simulcasting the top 40 programming of WEIC 1270 during the day, while airing country music from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and progressive rock 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. [8] In the following years, the station would return to simulcasting AM sister station most of the time. [9] The station was purchased by Withers Broadcasting in 1975. [2] In 1980, the station was sold to Macomb Broadcasting Co., along with its AM sister station, for $700,000. [10]

By 1984 the station was airing an adult contemporary format, separate from its AM sister station. [11] In 1984, the station was sold to Steve Garman, along with its AM sister station, for $628,000. [12] The station continued airing an adult contemporary format into the early 1990s. [13]

In 1993, the station's call sign was changed to WHQQ, [3] and the station adopted an oldies format, playing music from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. [14] [15] The station was sold to The Cromwell Group later that same year. [16] In 1997, the station's call sign was changed to WWGO, [3] and the station's format was changed from oldies to dance/CHR, branded "The Party", with the WHQQ call sign and its oldies format moving to 98.9. [17] By 2002, the station was airing a rock format. [18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Broadcasting Yearbook 1971 , Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-60. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 History Cards for WWGO, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WWGO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ WWGO fcc.gov. Accessed September 29, 2012
  6. ↑ History Cards for WEIC, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Charleston to Top 40 & Rock", Billboard , January 1, 1972. p. 10. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ Hall, Claude. "Vox Jox", Billboard , October 20, 1973. p. 34. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1979 , Broadcasting, 1979. p. C-63. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting , February 25, 1980. p. 77. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1984. p. B-76. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting , April 9, 1984. p. 94. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ The M-Street Radio Directory . 1992/1993. p. 137. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ "WEIC-FM Changes Format, Call Letters", Journal Gazette. May 5, 1993. p. A9.
  15. ↑ The M-Street Radio Directory . 1994. p. 146. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Proposed Station Transfers", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 10 No. 29. July 21, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 14 No. 45. November 12, 1997. p. 1. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  18. ↑ Devine, Cathy (2002). The M-Street Radio Directory . 11th Edition 2002-2003. p. 185. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

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