WGL-FM
| City of license | Huntington, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Branding | Oldies 102.9 |
| Slogan | Fort Wayne's Oldies Station |
| Frequency | 102.9 MHz |
| First air date | September 1, 1965 |
| Format | Oldies |
| ERP | 4,700 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 28206 |
| Owner | Summit City Radio |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
WGL-FM is an FM radio station located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 102.9 MHz.
Currently, it broadcasts an oldies format, branded as "Oldies 102.9". Most programming comes via satellite from Dial Global.
History
The station signed on as WEXI on September 1, 1965, originally at 103.1fm, and licensed to nearby Roanoke. The WXKE calls on 102.9 FM (previously at 103.9 FM) eventually replaced the WEXI callsign. On February, 2004, WXKE dropped its simulcast with sister WXTW and changed formats to Standards as "The River."
WXKE was purchased, along with its sister stations by the Summit City Radio Group in July 2004. The standards "River" format drifted over to sister WGL 1250 AM and WXKE relaunched as Classic Hits "Mike-FM." In 2006, the station abandoned its Classic Hits format and flipped formats to a simulcast of sister WGL AM under the call sign WWGL. Within a few months, call letters were changed again to WGL-FM, with the city of license Huntington, Indiana.
On April 1, 2010 WGL-FM changed their format from adult standards (simulcasting WGL 1250 AM) to Hot Adult Contemporary, branded as "V102.9". WGL continues broadcasting the "River" standards format as "1250 The River." The simulcast with the AM station will return on June 3, 2013, when both WGL-FM and WGL will switch to an oldies format, including a morning show hosted by former WLYV and WQHK-FM disc jockey Rick Hughes, as well as an afternoon show with Pat White carried over from WGL AM's standards format. As part of the change, Delilah will be dropped from the WGL-FM lineup.[1]
On June 3, 2013, about 3/4th of the way through Fun.'s Some Nights WGL-FM changed their format from hot adult contemporary to oldies, branded as "Oldies 102.9". [2]
References
- ↑ Kilbane, Kevin (May 29, 2013). "Local radio stations WGL AM and FM will switch to oldies music June 3". The News-Sentinel. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/82199/fort-wayne-pair-to-shift-to-oldies/
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WGL
- Radio-Locator information on WGL
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WGL
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