WNGC

WNGC
Arcade, Georgia ;
Broadcast area	Athens, Georgia
Frequency	106.1 MHz
Branding	106.1 WNGC
Programming
Format	Country music
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	Cox Media Group ; (Cox Radio, LLC);
History
First air date	1948 (as WGAU-FM at 99.5)
Former call signs	WGAU-FM (1948-1968); WLET (1978-1985); WZLI (1985-1992); WLET (1992-1997); WSTE (1997-1999)
Former frequencies	99.5 MHz (1948-1957); 102.5 MHz (1957-1962); 95.5 MHz (1962-1999)
Call sign meaning	"North Georgia Country"
Technical information
Facility ID	60810
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	299 meters
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	YourGeorgiaCountry.com

Last updated September 04, 2023

WNGC (106.1 FM) is a radio station in North Georgia that plays country music; it was at 95.5 from 1968-1999. It is owned by Cox Media Group and is part of Cox Radio. Its city of license is Arcade with studios in Athens. Its transmitter is in Lula, Georgia.

Station history

Prior to December 1996, 106.1 was light rock Mix 106 before switching to country and calling itself "South 106". In the spring of 1999, WSTE built a new tower because at the time they were still in competition with WNGC---just before the two stations would merge. The purpose of the deal was to try to reach a larger audience and give the two Atlanta country stations WKHX "Kicks" 101.5, and WYAY (Y106 at 106.7) some competition.^{[ citation needed ]}The studios had moved from Toccoa to Gainesville and finally to Athens, but its signal was hard to pick up in the Atlanta area beyond Gwinnett.

While WNGC's city of license is Arcade, the transmitter is located in Lula (in northern Hall County). WNGC's 106.1 signal can be heard in northeast metro Atlanta, Greenville, South Carolina, and as far as Asheville, North Carolina, but the main coverage area is northeast Georgia and the Athens metro area (where the studios are located). Attempts were made in 2001 to move the transmitter to Sugar Hill, but those plans were scrapped.^{[ citation needed ]}In July 2005 WNGC added former Kicks 101.5 morning host Moby and his syndicated morning show.^{[ citation needed ]}

In January 2008, it was announced that WNGC was sold (along with sister stations WGMG, WPUP, WRFC, and WGAU) to Cox Radio in Atlanta.^[1] On March 7, 2008, WNGC started running ads inviting former Eagle 106.7 listeners to switch to 106.1 WNGC, as WYAY had become an oldies station. In February 2009, WNGC became an affiliate of the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and began carrying coverage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing on weekends.

On June 29, 2015, WNGC began simulcasting on WTSH-FM, rebranding as "106.1/107.1 Your Georgia Country".

On September 24, 2018, WNGC ended the simulcast with WTSH-FM, which switched to a simulcast of regional Mexican-formatted WLKQ 102.3 FM Buford.^[2]

Callsigns for 106.1

WLET 1978-1985^{[ citation needed ]}
WZLI 1985-1992
WLET 1992-1997
WSTE 1997-1999
WNGC 1999-Now

Previous frequencies for WNGC

95.5 (as WGAU-FM 1962-1968, WNGC 1968-1999)^{[ citation needed ]}
102.5 (as WGAU-FM 1957-1962)
99.5 (as WGAU-FM 1948-1957)

Former air staff

Sabrina Gibbons, former Program Director and On Air Personality, is currently Midday News Anchor on WSB AM750/WSBB-FM 95.5 in Atlanta^{[ citation needed ]}
Tim Cicciarelli, former Morning Show Host, now runs a video production company in Athens^{[ citation needed ]}
Scott Howard, former Sports Director and Morning Show Sidekick, became The Voice of the Georgia Bulldogs after Larry Munson retired^{[ citation needed ]}
Kevin Steele, former Program Director, now Air Personality at WKHX, Atlanta.^{[ citation needed ]}
George Mason Dixon, former Afternoon Show Host, retired from WDUN in 2011^{[ citation needed ]}
Mike Wooten, former News Director, left to become spokesman for the Clarke County School District and is now Operations Manager at WRGC Radio at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville ^{[ citation needed ]}
Paul Rea, former host of The Paul Rea Midday is News Director for multiple stations in the Oconee River Broadcasting Group ^{[ citation needed ]}
Deborah Reece, former On Air Announcer, is now the Afternoon Show Host on Kiss 104.1 FM Atlanta^{[ citation needed ]}
Jeff Batten, former On Air Announcer, now owns North Georgia stations WJBB 107.1, WCHM 96.7, WJUL 97.7 and WJRB 95.1

The Georgia Bulldogs

WNGC-FM is one of many stations that carry The University of Georgia football games (along with sister WRFC), something it has done since 1991. Until 2005 WNGC was also the home of UGA men's basketball, which can now be heard on sister station WRFC and on 103.7, Chuck FM.

Previous logo

(WNGC's logo under previous simulcast with WTSH)

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References

↑ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, January 28, 2008.
↑ Your Georgia Country Gives Way to La Raza in Atlanta Radioinsight - September 24, 2018

External links

106.1 WNGC-FM official website
WNGC in the FCC FM station database

WNGC on Radio-Locator

WNGC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, January 28, 2008.

[2] Your Georgia Country Gives Way to La Raza in Atlanta Radioinsight - September 24, 2018

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v t e Country radio stations in the state of Georgia
Stations	WAAC – Valdosta WAJQ-FM – Alma WBTR-FM – Carrollton WBYZ – Baxley WCJM-FM – West Point WCON-FM – Cornelia WDEN-FM – Macon WDXQ – Cochran WEKS – Zebulon WGJK - Rome WIFO – Jesup WIHB – Macon WIHB-FM – Gray WISK-FM – Americus WJCL-FM – Savannah WJJC – Commerce WJTH – Calhoun WKAA – Willacoochee WKAK – Albany WKBX – Kingsland WKCN – Fort Benning WKHX-FM – Marietta WKKP – McDonough WKLY – Hartwell WKNG – Tallapoosa WKUB – Blackshear WKZR – Milledgeville WKZZ – Tifton WLHR-FM – Lavonia WLJA-FM – Ellijay WLUB – Augusta WLYU – Lyons WMCD – Rocky Ford WMCG – Milan WMNZ – Montezuma WMOQ – Bostwick WNGC – Athens WOBB – Tifton WOKA-FM – Douglas WPEH – Louisville WPPL – Blue Ridge WQCH – Lafayette WQZY – Dublin WRJY – Brunswick WSGA – Hinesville WSNT – Sandersville WSNT-FM – Sandersville WSRM – Coosa WTHO-FM – Thomson WTRP - La Grange WTUF – Boston WUBL – Atlanta WUCG-LP – Blairsville WUFF – Eastman WUFF-FM – Eastman WULK – Crawfordville WXLI – Dublin WXRS-FM – Swainsboro WYNR – Waycross WYUM – Mount Vernon WYYZ – Jasper WZQZ – Trion
Defunct	WBBK – Blakely WCUG – Cuthbert WHIE – Griffin
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Georgia