WRGG-LP

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.[4]

WRGG-LP
Broadcast areaGreencastle, Pennsylvania
Antrim Township, Pennsylvania
Waynecastle, Pennsylvania
Frequency93.7 FM MHz
BrandingWRGG 93.7 FM
Programming
FormatFull 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
Facility ID197436
ClassL1
ERP29 watts
HAAT55 meters (180 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°47′28.66″N 77°40′30.03″W
Links
WebcastWRGG-LP Webstream
WebsiteWRGG-LP Online

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8] The original idea for a community radio station came from the former town radio station WKSL.[7] WKSL carried a "good companion" format, which featured Country Music and Christian radio shows.[7] The transmitting antenna for WRGG-LP was placed on the former broadcast tower of WKSL.[9] Ben Thomas, Sr., the father of WRGG-LP committee member and co-founder Ben Thomas, Jr., founded WKSL in 1969.[9] 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.[7]

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][10] Along with the emphasis on news, sports and information, an Oldies format, with music from the 1950s, 60s and 70's is featured.[10] 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.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  2. 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. "WRGG-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  5. "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 19, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. "Application Search Details - BLL-20160606ACO". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. "Call Sign History - WQCM". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  9. "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.
  10. 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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