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WGGY
WGGY (101.3 FM broadcasting, FM, "Froggy 101") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Scranton, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. and broadcasts a country music format. WGGY uses HD Radio, and broadcasts an Adult Album Alternative, AAA format on its HD2 subchannel. Froggy 101 received national attention through National Broadcasting Company, NBC's series, ''The Office (US TV series), The Office'', with a Froggy 101 bumper sticker displayed on a filing cabinet beside Dwight Schrute's desk. Simulcasts and repeaters WGGY's programming is simulcast on Broadcast relay station#Boosters and distributed transmission, booster stations WGGY-FM1, WGGY-FM2 and WGGY-FM3. Until November 16, 2017, the programming was also simulcast on full-power WKBP, WGGI (95.9 FM). On September 26, 2017, Entercom (forerunner of Audacy) announced a divestment of three stations (KARJ (FM), KSOQ-FM, WGGI, and KKLQ (FM), KSWD) to the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) as part of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGGY
WGGY (101.3 FM broadcasting, FM, "Froggy 101") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Scranton, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. and broadcasts a country music format. WGGY uses HD Radio, and broadcasts an Adult Album Alternative, AAA format on its HD2 subchannel. Froggy 101 received national attention through National Broadcasting Company, NBC's series, ''The Office (US TV series), The Office'', with a Froggy 101 bumper sticker displayed on a filing cabinet beside Dwight Schrute's desk. Simulcasts and repeaters WGGY's programming is simulcast on Broadcast relay station#Boosters and distributed transmission, booster stations WGGY-FM1, WGGY-FM2 and WGGY-FM3. Until November 16, 2017, the programming was also simulcast on full-power WKBP, WGGI (95.9 FM). On September 26, 2017, Entercom (forerunner of Audacy) announced a divestment of three stations (KARJ (FM), KSOQ-FM, WGGI, and KKLQ (FM), KSWD) to the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) as part of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGGY-HD2
WGGY-HD2 is an adult album alternative radio station in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The station's website states "Independent Radio" as part of its mission. Station IDs often include the phrase "It's different here." On August 5, 2013 The Mountain moved from its original frequency at 102.3 MHz under the call letters of WDMT to the HD2 sub-channel of 98.5 WKRZ and assumed the call letters WKRZ-HD2. The Mountain and 98.5 KRZ are owned and operated by Audacy including radio stations WKRZ, WGGY, WILK-FM, WILK and most recently WHBS, taking The Mountain's frequency at 102.3 MHz under a new format. On April 26, 2019 The Mountain moved to WGGY's HD2 signal. Format The Mountain built its reputation on a "More Music, Less Hype" philosophy without typical on-air contests and stereotypical radio. The playlist includes old and new adult rock, many B-side tracks, as well as music from local artists in the Northeastern Pennsylvania region. The Mountain previously featured hosts ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WKRZ
WKRZ (98.5 FM, "98.5 KRZ") is a commercial radio station licensed to Freeland, Pennsylvania, and serving the Wilkes-Barre - Scranton - Northeastern Pennsylvania radio market. It has aired a Top 40/CHR radio format since 1980. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc., through licensee Audacy License, LLC. WKRZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 8,700 watts. The station broadcasts using HD Radio; the country music programming of sister station WGGY (''Froggy 101'') is heard on its HD2 digital subchannel and Family Life Network is heard on its HD3 digital subchannel. The transmitter tower is located in Bear Creek Township at (). WKRZ programming is simulcast on WKRF (107.9 FM) in Tobyhanna, serving the Stroudsburg area of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. History The station first signed on in 1948. The call sign was WBRE-FM, originally licensed to Wilkes-Barre. It was the sister station to WBRE (1480 AM, now WYCK). The WBRE call letters stood for Baltimore Radio Exchange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAAF (AM)
WAAF (910 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Scranton, Pennsylvania. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WAAF airs a talk radio format. It is powered at 900 watts by day and 440 watts at night, using a non-directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is at the corner of Penn Avenue and Spruce Street, on the Scranton Times Building. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WAAF's programming is available online via Audacy. WAAF is one of four simulcast radio stations in Northeastern Pennsylvania that call themselves ''WILK Newsradio'', along with 103.1 WILK-FM in Avoca, 1300 WODS in West Hazleton and 980 WILK in Wilkes-Barre. Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston. "WILK Newsradio" has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts, except for the early afternoon when the station carries Rush Limbaugh. At night, the stations air nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in The Morning. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WODS (AM)
WODS (1300 kHz) is a commercial AM broadcasting radio station licensed to West Hazleton, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a talk radio format. WODS has a power of 5,000 watts daytime with a directional antenna signal pattern focused towards the north, then switches to a power of 500 Watts at night with another directional signal pattern focused towards the northeast. WODS is considered a Class B station according to the Federal Communications Commission. WODS is one of four simulcast radio stations in Northeastern Pennsylvania that call themselves ''WILK Newsradio'', along with 103.1 WILK-FM in Avoca, 980 WILK in Wilkes-Barre and 910 WAAF in Scranton. Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston. "WILK Newsradio" has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts, except for the early afternoon when the station carries Rush Limbaugh. At night, the stations air nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WILK-FM
WILK-FM (103.1 MHz, "WILK Newsradio") is a commercial news/talk radio station licensed to Avoca, Pennsylvania. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WILK-FM extends its broadcast range throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania with three full-power repeaters: WILK in Wilkes-Barre, WODS in West Hazleton and WAAF in Scranton. The station's studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston, while the station transmitter tower is located east of Yatesville at (). In addition to a standard analog transmission, WILK-FM broadcasts over two HD Radio channels with a smooth jazz format on its HD2 digital subchannel, and is available online via Audacy. WILK-FM has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts. At night, the stations air nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, Ben Shapiro, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in The Morning. Weekends feature shows on money, health, technology and science. Weekend syndicated hosts include Kim Komando, Clark Howard, Dr. Michio Kaku a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WILK (AM)
WILK (980 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a talk radio format. WILK is powered at 5,000 watts by day using a non-directional antenna. But to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 980 at night, it reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is off WVSA Drive in Wilkes-Barre. WILK is one of four simulcast radio stations in Northeastern Pennsylvania that call themselves ''WILK Newsradio'', along with 103.1 WILK-FM in Avoca, 1300 WODS in West Hazleton and 910 WAAF in Scranton. Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston. "WILK Newsradio" has a weekday schedule with mostly local hosts, except for the early afternoon when the station carries Rush Limbaugh. At night, the stations air nationally syndicated shows including Dave Ramsey, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in The Morning. Weekends feature shows on money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KKLQ (FM)
KKLQ (100.3 MHz, "Positive, Encouraging 100.3") is a non-commercial FM radio station owned by Educational Media Foundation (EMF) and carries the contemporary Christian music format of its nationally syndicated network K-Love throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. Licensed to Los Angeles, California, KKLQ's transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson and has a booster in Santa Clarita, KKLQ-FM2 at 100.3 MHz, to extend its coverage into the Santa Clarita Valley and other areas north of Los Angeles. From 2008 to 2017, the station broadcast a classic rock format (though it initially aired an adult album alternative format) under the brand ''100.3 The Sound'' as KSWD. In 2017, station owner Entercom announced its merger with CBS Radio. In order to satisfy Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ownership caps, Entercom retained CBS Radio's pre-existing Los Angeles cluster but divested KSWD to EMF, who assumed control of the station on November 16, 2017, and flipped it t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KARJ (FM)
KARJ (92.1 MHz) is an FM radio station serving the North County of San Diego County, California, United States, airing a Worship music format from the Air1 network, and is owned by the Educational Media Foundation. KARJ's transmitter and antenna are located at in Escondido, California near Frank's Peak on Mount Whitney. The station broadcasts with 580 watts of effective radiated power (ERP). History Country 1978- 199?) This station began program testing in 1966, However, it didn't sign on until August 1978, when it became KOWN-FM. It broadcast a country music format known as "The Cow." In 1987, it became KWNQ, later becoming KOWF-FM, At this point, the station broadcast country music from local studios in Escondido. Classical (199?-2001) The callsign was changed KFSD while owned by the Astor Broadcast Group, who chose a format of classical music acquired from Lotus Communications in 1997. Alternative (2001-2003) In 2001 switched to an alternative rock format as ''Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMQX
WMQX (102.3 FM, "Max 102") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Pittston, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc., through licensee Audacy License, LLC, and airs a classic hits format branded as "Max 102". Its broadcast tower is located near Dupont, Pennsylvania at (). WMQX uses HD Radio and broadcasts Audacy's LGBTQ talk and dance music Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded da ... service branded as " Channel Q" on its HD2 subchannel. References External links * MQX Radio stations established in 1983 1983 establishments in Pennsylvania Audacy, Inc. radio stations {{Pennsylvania-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security. The FCC was formed by the Communications Act of 1934 to replace the radio regulation functions of the Federal Radio Commission. The FCC took over wire communication regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The FCC's mandated jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States. The FCC also provides varied degrees of cooperation, oversight, and leadership for similar communications bodies in other countries of North America. The FCC is funded entirely by regulatory fees. It has an estimated fiscal-2022 budget of US $388 million. It has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Broadcasting Company
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are located at Comcast Building in New York City. The company also has offices in Los Angeles at 10 Universal City Plaza and Chicago at the NBC Tower. NBC is the oldest of the traditional "Big Three" American television networks, having been formed in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America. NBC is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network," in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. NBC has twelve owned-and-operated stations and nearly 200 affiliates throughout the United States and its territories, some of which are also available in Canada and Mexico via pay-television providers or in border areas over the air. NBC also maintains brand licensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
