WNGN (FM)

WNGN
City Argyle, New York
Broadcast area Saratoga area
Slogan The Northeast Gospel Network
Frequency 91.9 MHz
Translator(s) See § Translators
Repeater(s) See § Simulcast
First air date May 7, 1992 (1992-05-07) (as WZYB)
Format Contemporary Christian
ERP 2,000 watts
HAAT 174.0 meters (570.9 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 11120
Transmitter coordinates 43°13′33.00″N 73°26′34.00″W / 43.2258333°N 73.4427778°W / 43.2258333; -73.4427778 (WNGN (FM))
Former callsigns WZYB (1992-1993)
WNGX (1993-1998)
Affiliations Salem Communications
Moody Broadcasting Network
Owner Northeast Gospel Broadcasting Inc
Website wngn.org

WNGN (91.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Argyle, New York, United States, the station serves the Saratoga area. The station is owned by Northeast Gospel Broadcasting Inc and features programming from Salem Communications.[1]

History

The station went on the air as WZYB on May 7, 1992. On September 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WNGX, and on July 13, 1998, it became WNGN.[2]

In 2009, WNGN announced that two new affiliated stations would go on the air: WNGB (91.3 FM) in Petersham, Massachusetts, and WNGF (89.9 FM) in Swanton, Vermont.[3] In August 2013, Northeast Gospel Broadcasting reached a deal to sell WNGF to Christian Ministries.[4]

Simulcast

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP
W
Height
m (ft)
Class
WNGB 91.3 FM Petersham, Massachusetts 172199 600 −53 m (−174 ft) A

Translators

In addition to the main station, WNGN is relayed by additional translators to widen its broadcast area.

Broadcast translators of WNGN
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license ERP
W
Class FCC info
W248AX 97.5 Albany, New York 100 D FCC
W279AL 103.7 Catskill, New York 15 D FCC

References

  1. "WNGN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WNGN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Scott Fybush (2009-03-16). ""Now", NY's K-Rock is History". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  4. "VT, TX Noncomm FMs, FL, WI Translators Sold; Lotus Buys KMJE/Sacramento". All Access. September 3, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

Simulcast data


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