WGYE
WGYE (102.7 FM) is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Mannington, West Virginia, serving North-Central West Virginia. WGYE is owned and operated by LHTC Media.
| Broadcast area | North-Central West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 102.7 MHz |
| Branding | Hot 102.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | LHTC Media |
| WGIE, WHTI | |
| History | |
First air date | 1992 (as WTUS) |
Former call signs | WTUS (1989-2001) |
Call sign meaning | play on "Froggy" (previous format) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 32202 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,200 watts |
| HAAT | 138 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°28′3.0″N 80°12′20.0″W |
| Translator(s) | 103.9 W280FF (Morgantown) |
| Links | |
| Website | WGYE Online |
History
This radio station first began as WTUS, and was assigned these call letters on October 31, 1989, more than a year after the construction permit was first granted in May 1988. However, the permit was sold to Joseph Donald Powers and partner Al Sergi in 1991 for $23,000.
Powers and Sergi finally brought the station on the air in the fall of 1992, with the moniker "Today's U.S. Country", maintaining studios and offices along Locust Avenue in neighboring Fairmont, where the station remains today.
Powers and Sergi sold WTUS in the late 1990s to Pittsburgh-based Burbach Broadcasting, which still owns the station today. Sergi today owns WSGB in Sutton, West Virginia, and three other area stations.
The station had a country format for its entire existence until it was sold to LHTC Media in September 2023; upon closure of the sale on the 11th of the month, the station flipped to contemporary hit radio, assuming the format of WHTI, as "Hot 102.7".[1]
Former logo
Translator
WGYE also simulcasts on a 220-watt translator station W280FF, which transmits on 103.9 MHz. W280FF is licensed to and serves Morgantown, West Virginia.
External links
- WGYE in the FCC FM station database
- WGYE on Radio-Locator
- WGYE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W280FF in the FCC FM station database
- W280FF on Radio-Locator
Media related to WGYE at Wikimedia Commons