WRBG (98.3 FM, "Bigfoot Country") is a

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formatted

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licensed to serve

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in the

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

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania Selinsgrove is the largest borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population is estimated to be 5,761 for the 2020 Census. Selinsgrove is geographically located in the middle of the Susquehanna River Valley in Central Penns ...

. The station operates in

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with sister stations

WQBG WQBG (100.5 FM, "Bigfoot Country") is a country music formatted radio station licensed to serve Elizabethville, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC, and is operated out of studios in S ...

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, WRBG and its other simulcasting frequencies feature different programming than WIBF and WDBF, which are also branded as Bigfoot Country.

Studios

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

Coverage area

WRBG, based in Mifflinburg, serves primarily Union and Snyder Counties, as well as parts of Northumberland County. Primarily, the towns of Lewisburg,

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, Sunbury, and Selinsgrove are served by WRBG of the Bigfoot Country network.

Programming

WRBG 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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and

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and broadcasts every race (except the Brickyard 400) during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Season in place of regularly scheduled programming during race weekends along with NASCAR-oriented programming on Sundays throughout the year.

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