WQBG (100.5 FM, "Bigfoot Country") is a

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licensed to serve

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. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC, and is operated out of studios in

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. It serves areas along the Susquehanna River south of Selinsgrove. The station operates in

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with sister stations WRBG and

WCFT-FM WCFT-FM (106.5 MHz, "Bigfoot Country") is an American country music formatted radio station licensed to serve Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC, and is operated out of s ...

. Although also owned by Seven Mountains Media, WQBG and its three other simulcasting frequencies feature different programming than WIBF and WDBF, which are also branded as Bigfoot Country.

Studios

Bigfoot Country's main studio is located at 450 Route 204 Highway in Selinsgrove. Bigfoot Country, along with its sister stations, operates a public studio located inside the Susquehanna Valley Mall located in Hummels Wharf.

Coverage area

WQBG, based in Elizabethville, serves the southern area of the Bigfoot Country network. Its coverage area includes northern Dauphin County, northeast Perry County, eastern Juniata County, eastern Snyder County, and southern Northumberland County. The towns of Selinsgrove, Herndon, and Millersburg are served.

Programming

WQBG on-air personalities include Mark Roberts, Shelly Marx, Todd Stewart, and Jeff Shaffer. Weekday programming includes ''The B Breakfast Bunch'' with Mark and Shelly, Todd Stewart on mid-days, Monica on afternoons, Kyle Alexander on nights, and "Big Country Variety" overnight. Specialty weekend programs include ''Power Source Country'', ''Voice Of Prophecy'', ''Max Potential'', ''NAC'', ''ZMAX Racing Country'', ''NASCAR USA'', and ''CMT Radio Insider''. Bigfoot Country is an affiliate of Penn State Sports Properties from Learfield Sports and broadcasts

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, both at home and on the road, every Saturday during the college football season in place of regularly scheduled programming. The station is an affiliate of

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