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WWJL (98.7 FM) is a
On August 18, 2011, WWSH changed their format to mainstream rock, branded as "Eagle 98.7" under new call letters, WEMR. The Eagle lineup included the "Morning Drive" with Wentz and The Drive Home "Overdrive" with Bickel.
On July 3, 2015, WEMR changed their format to adult album alternative (AAA), branded as "98.7 The Freq", and were granted the WFEQ call letters.
On March 19, 2019, WFEQ moved "The Freq" to online only and began stunting with a loop of
Radioinsight - March 21, 2019 On March 21, 2019 at 12 noon, WFEQ ended stunting and launched a classic country format, branded as "Bigfoot Country Legends" under new WLEJ call letters, with the first song being "Bigfoot Song" by Gary Nicholson. On December 30, 2022 it was announced that the format would move to WQWK andSeven Mountains Media State College Format Shuffle Update
Radioinsight - January 5, 2023
radio station
Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...
located in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania
Pleasant Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,879 at the 2010 census.
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History of the Mill Hall/Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania 98.7 frequency
98.7 was originally licensed to Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, as WZRZ in December 1995. Engineer Jack (Jay) Kennedy found this available frequency and put it on the air, playing an assortment of formats. In 1997, Sabatino Cupelli purchased the license. Later on, the station was sold to Forever Broadcasting and the community of license was changed to Pleasant Gap. The station adopted the call letters WLTS-FM in late 2000. During Forever's ownership, the station carried several formats including smooth jazz format under the calls WOJZ, adult rock as WQWK and country as WSGY, a repeater of Froggy 98 fromAltoona, Pennsylvania
Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 Census, making it the eighteenth most populous city in Pennsylvania. ...
. 98.7 was sold to 2510 Associates who also operated State College stations WBHV-FM (B94.5) and WOWY 97.1. 2510 broadcast a soft AC format programmed by Nick Ferrara using the handle 98.7 Wish-FM and the call letters WWSH. The Wish Wake-Up Show was hosted by State College Radio veteran Ruth O'Brien.
On August 18, 2011, WWSH changed their format to mainstream rock, branded as "Eagle 98.7" under new call letters, WEMR. The Eagle lineup included the "Morning Drive" with Wentz and The Drive Home "Overdrive" with Bickel.
On July 3, 2015, WEMR changed their format to adult album alternative (AAA), branded as "98.7 The Freq", and were granted the WFEQ call letters.
On March 19, 2019, WFEQ moved "The Freq" to online only and began stunting with a loop of Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many o ...
’s " Gone Country" ahead of a country format switch. Between playing of the songs were effects of grunts and something eating a frog, which was a reference to Forever Media’s WFGE. It was expected that this station would become "Bigfoot Country" after stunting.Bigfoot Country Legends Debuts in State CollegeRadioinsight - March 21, 2019 On March 21, 2019 at 12 noon, WFEQ ended stunting and launched a classic country format, branded as "Bigfoot Country Legends" under new WLEJ call letters, with the first song being "Bigfoot Song" by Gary Nicholson. On December 30, 2022 it was announced that the format would move to WQWK and
WPHB
WPHB is a commercially licensed AM radio station serving Philipsburg, Pennsylvania in Centre County. WPHB is licensed to 1260 kHz and operates at a daytime power of 5,000 watts and a nighttime power of 34 watts. The station is owned by Matt Light ...
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On January 3, 2023 WLEJ dropped its classic country format and began stunting.Radioinsight - January 5, 2023
In popular culture
In season 6, episode 26 of The American version of ''The Office'', Michael Scott mentions the radio station "Froggy 98.7".Previous Weekday Programming
*5 a.m. to 10 a.m. - Big D and Bubba *10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Harry Mann *3 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Lumberjack Jim *7 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Life with LindsayPrevious Saturday Programming
*7 a.m. to 10 a.m. - Honky Tonkin with Tracy Lawrence *6 p.m. to 11 p.m. - The Original Country Gold with Rowdy YatesPrevious Sunday Programming
*8 a.m. to 10 a.m. - 25 Years of Hits *7 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Rick Jackson's Country ClassicsReferences
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