WSGS
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| City of license | Hazard, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
Eastern Kentucky Southwest Virginia Northeastern Tennessee |
| Branding | "WSGS" |
| Frequency | 101.1 FM MHz |
| First air date | November 23, 1947[1] |
| Format | Country[2] |
| Power |
100,000 Watts Horizontal 88,000 Watts Vertical |
| HAAT | 446 meters (1,463 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 43964 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′38.0″N 83°10′52.0″W / 37.193889°N 83.181111°W |
| Callsign meaning |
Whitaker Sparkman Gorman Sturgill[3] Last names of the station's original owners |
| Owner | Mountain Broadcasting Service, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WJMD, WKIC, WZQQ |
| Webcast | WSGS Webstream |
| Website | WSGS Online |
Studios of WSGS and sister-stations in Downtown Hazard
WSGS is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hazard, Kentucky, United States, serving Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia.[2] WSGS is owned and operated by Mountain Broadcasting Service, Inc.[4]
Due to the high altitude of the station's transmitter, WSGS's strong signal can be heard throughout eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee, including parts of the Tri-Cities.[5]
References
- ↑ "WSGS & WKIC - Celebrating 66 Years On The Air". WSGS/Mountain Broadcasting Service, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ↑ "WSGS - Timeline Photos". Facebook/Mountain Broadcasting Service, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ↑ "WSGS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ↑ "60 dBu Service Contour for WSGS, 101.1 MHz, Hazard, KY". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
External links
- WSGS Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WSGS
- Radio-Locator information on WSGS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WSGS