- WWEG
Infobox Radio station
name = WWEG
city =Myersville, Maryland
area = Four-State Region
branding = "106-9 The Eagle"
slogan = "The Four-States #1 for Classic Hits"
airdate = 1957
frequency = 106.9 MHz
format =Classic Hits
power =
erp = 15,500watt s
haat = 237meter s
class = B1
facility_id =
coordinates = coord|39|29|57.00|N|77|36|42.00|W|type:landmark
callsign_meaning = WW EaGle
former_callsigns = WWCS (?-1982) WXCS (1982-1985) WARX (1985-2005) WWEG (2005-Present)
owner =Nassau Broadcasting
licensee = Nassau Broadcasting III, LLC
sister_stations =WAFY , WARK
webcast = [http://player.streamtheworld.com/liveplayer.php?CALLSIGN=WWEGFM WWEG Webstream]
website = [http://www.1069theeagle.com/ WWEG Online]
affiliations =WWEG is a
Classic Hits formatted broadcastradio station licensed toMyersville, Maryland .WWEG's massive signal can be heard throughout the "Four-State Region" of
Maryland ,Pennsylvania ,West Virginia andVirginia . WWEG's distance grade signal can be heard inWashington, D.C. WWEG is owned and operated by
Nassau Broadcasting .History
WWEG was launched in 1954 and would hold the WWCS call sign until 1982. It is unknown if the station signed on with this call sign.
In October of 1982, WWCS would become WXCS. In March of 1985, WXCS would become WARX with it's Oldies format, which would give the station many longtime listeners and moderate ratings.
On
March 10th ,2005 , owner Manning Broadcasting sold WARX to Nassau Broadcasting for an unknown sum. Nassau would drop WARX and it's popular Oldies format that day in favor of Classic Hits.Nine days earlier on
March 1st ,2005 , nearbyWaynesboro, Pennsylvania -based WWMD had flipped fromContemporary Hit Radio to Classic Rock as WEEG "Eagle 101.5". On March 9th, 2005, Nassau Broadcasting sued WEEG owner Verstandig Broadcasting for the use of the "Eagle" moniker, even though Verstandig had been using prior to Nassau's purchase of WARX.On March 9th, Verstandig dropped it's "Eagle" branding and changed it's calls to WFYN, which is rumored to mean "F**k You Nassau". On March 10th, Nassau officially changed WARX's calls to WWEG.
Because of the lawsuit against Verstandig, ratings for WWEG were weak at the beginning but have picked up since. WFYN, though, has consistantly ranked higher than WWEG.
The WARX calls are now on a Lewiston, Maine station.
External Links
* [http://www.1069theeagle.com/ 106-9 The Eagle Online]
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