WOGT (107.9 FM) is a commercial

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to East Ridge, Tennessee. It is owned by

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and serves the

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. The station airs a

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format. Studios and offices are on Pineville Road in Chattanooga. The

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is off Pinehurst Avenue in Red Bank.

History

On November 9, 1990, the station first signed on as WJRX. It broadcast at 3,000

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s and was owned by Virginia Sussex Settler. It aired a

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music format, calling itself "RX 107." In 1993 the station switched its

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to WOGT. It had an

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format known as "GT 108" which later changed to "Oldies 107.9" then back to GT 108. On July 29, 2005, it became a country music station called "107.9 The Duke." It was the home of one of America's few married morning show hosts with "Duane & Abby" hosted by Duane Shannon and Abby Summers, later at Country station WGKX in

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. On November 24, 2010, at 12 noon, after playing Garth Brooks' '' The Dance'', WOGT changed its format to

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, branded as ''"107.9 Big FM"''. The first song on Big FM was " Feelin' Stronger Every Day" by

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. On October 31, 2014, WOGT flipped back to country, joining the Nash Icon network as ''107.9 Nash Icon''. On November 5, 2020, WOGT dropped its country music format and began stunting with a Christmas music format, branded as "Christmas 107.9, with the station promoting "something new for Chattanooga" to come on Monday, December 28, at 6AM. At that time, WOGT rebranded as "New Country 107.9" with a shift to a more current based playlist.WOGT Drops Country For Christmas
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References

External links

Official website
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