WEDG
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| City of license | Buffalo, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Buffalo, New York |
| Branding | 103-3 The Edge |
| Slogan | Rock Radio Lives Here |
| Frequency | 103.3 MHz |
| Format | Active Rock |
| ERP | 49,000 watts |
| HAAT | 106 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 56103 |
| Callsign meaning | W EDGe |
| Owner | Citadel Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WGRF, WHTT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.wedg.com |
- This article is about the radio station, for the defunct UPN affiliate on Albany-area cable systems see WEDG-TV.
WEDG is a radio station in Buffalo, New York, USA. The station's on air branding is "103.3 The Edge" and broadcasts on 103.3 MHz FM. WEDG has an active rock format and is best known for its afternoon-drive hosts, "Shredd and Ragan," and being the co-flagship of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network with sister WGRF. The station is owned by Citadel Broadcasting.
[edit] History
WEDG signed on in 1947 as WYSL-FM. The station switched calls to WPHD in 1970, when a progressive rock format was added to the overnight programming. This format made WPHD famous, as well as its morning duo, Robert W. Taylor and Harv Moore, which ran from 1978 to 1989.
In 1989, the station changed call signs from WPHD to WUFX, "103.3 The Fox." Taylor and Moore were fired in favor of Shredd and Ragan, with Shredd coming from AM 1400 WXBX. The format lasted about six years. (Both Taylor and Moore would eventually end up on WHTT, which is now WEDG's sister station, on different shifts.)
In 1995, the station adopted an alternative rock format and its current call sign and branding. At the time, Toronto radio station CFNY, known as "The Edge", was making inroads in Western New York. The format has since been tweaked to new rock.
[edit] Programming
On July 24, 2006, the station overhauled its programming; Opie and Anthony's nationally-syndicated morning program replaced the long-running Shredd and Ragan morning show from 6-9am. Shredd and Ragan moved to afternoon drive (3-7), with Rich "Bull" Gaenzler's "Bull Radio" moving to middays (12-3, later 9-3). Val Townsend moved to late mornings (9-12) for a brief time before moving to sister station WHTT. Opie and Anthony's addition to the WEDG lineup is a homecoming of sorts for Gregg "Opie" Hughes, who was part of the staff from 1990-91 during its "Fox" days.
WEDG began streaming on the Internet in 2006. However, Bills games are likely to be blocked from the stream, as well as on the stream of WEDG's sister station, WGRF, who shares the Bills broadcasting rights with WEDG.
The weekend lineup consists of two regular shows featured on Sunday night:
- Nextwave: Josh Potter (also a member of the "Shredd and Ragan" show) features three hours of the newest local, regional and national music.
- Edge Underground: Edge Underground (Hosted by Rockin' Steve K) is a two hour show focussing on the more extreme side of music. Hard-rock, heavy metal and hardcore will all be covered in one way or another. .
[edit] External links
- Official WEDG Website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WEDG
- Radio Locator information on WEDG
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WEDG
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