WRGG-LP

WRGG-LP
City Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Antrim Township, Pennsylvania
Waynecastle, Pennsylvania
Branding "WRGG 93.7 FM"
Slogan "We are G-A"
Frequency 93.7 FM MHz
First air date June 14, 2016[1]
Format Full Service[2]
Power 29 Watts
HAAT 55 meters (180 ft)
Class L1
Facility ID 197436
Transmitter coordinates 39°47′28.66″N 77°40′30.03″W / 39.7912944°N 77.6750083°W / 39.7912944; -77.6750083
Callsign meaning We aRe Great Greencastle[3]
Former callsigns WRGG-LP (2015-Present)[4]
Affiliations Mutual Broadcast News[5]
Owner Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation
Webcast WRGG-LP Webstream
Website WRGG-LP Online

WRGG-LP is a full-service broadcast radio station licensed to Greencastle, Pennsylvania, serving Greencastle, Antrim Township, and Waynecastle in Pennsylvania.[2] WRGG-LP is owned and operated by the Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation.[6]

History

The Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation filed the original construction permit with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to begin the process of building WRGG-LP, on February 19, 2014.[7] A "license to cover" was granted by the FCC on June 7, 2016, allowing WRGG-LP to begin broadcasting.[8] The station broadcast for the first time on June 14, 2016.[1] Greencastle Mayor Robert E. Eberly was featured on the station's first day of programming, "congratulat[ing] the radio committee and others involved in the station's startup".[1]

Many aspects of WRGG-LP come from former Greencastle station WKSL, now WQCM.[9][10] The original idea for the programming of the station came from the former format of WKSL.[9] WKSL carried a "good companion" format, which featured Country Music and Christian radio shows.[9] The transmitting antenna for WRGG-LP was placed on the former broadcast tower of WKSL.[11] Ben Thomas, Sr., the father of WRGG-LP committee member and co-founder Ben Thomas, Jr., founded WKSL in 1969.[11] Fellow committee member and co-founder Wade Burkholder was one of the original staff of WKSL.[9]

Programming

The station will feature "hyperlocal" news, sports, community events and information from a team of volunteers.[1][3] Greencastle-Antrim School District high school students will also host various programs and work behind the scenes.[3] Music from the 1950s and 60s will play outside of the station's normal broadcast schedule.[3]

Location

The studios of WRGG-LP, located at 113 South Carlisle Street in Greencastle, were donated to the Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation by committee member and co-founder Wade Burkholder and his wife Linda.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bowen, Coria (June 14, 2016). "New radio station launches in Greencastle". The Herald-Mail. Hagerstown, Maryland: Schurz Communications. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Barr, David (June 12, 2016). "Radio station hits airwaves Tuesday". The Public Opinion. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Gannett Company. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Affiliates - Mutual Broadcast News". Mutual Broadcast. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ "WRGG-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 19, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Application Search Details - BLL-20160606ACO". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Fridgen, Pat (September 18, 2015). "Greencastle's WRGG set to launch next week at 93.7". The Echo Pilot. Greencastle, Pennsylvania: GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Call Sign History - WQCM". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Greencastle's WRGG set to launch next week at 93.7". The Record Herald. Waynesboro, Pennsylvania: GateHouse Media. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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