WFGH
WFGH is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fort Gay, West Virginia, serving Wayne County in West Virginia and Lawrence County in Kentucky. WFGH is owned and operated by Wayne County Board of Education under General Manager Fred Damron at Wayne High School. It was started by Hazel Damron in 1979 and has served Wayne County since.
| City | Fort Gay, West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Wayne County, West Virginia Lawrence County, Kentucky |
| Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
| Branding | "WFGH 90.7" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Superstation Network by Friends of WFGH Inc |
| Sister stations | WVWP-LP, WASP-LP, WHJC-AM/FM, WVWP-LP |
| History | |
| First air date | 1973 |
| Call sign meaning | W Fort Gay High School |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 71166 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 7,800 Watts |
| HAAT | 62 Meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°7′58.0″N 82°35′37.0″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WFGH Webstream |
| Website | WFGH Online |
The station went off the air due to budget cuts on July 1, 2017,[1] but was immediately revived on July 3, 2017 by the community group Friends of WFGH.[2]
References
- Writer, NIKKI DOTSON MERRITT Staff. "DEAD AIR: WFGH announces shut down".
- Writer, NIKKI DOTSON MERRITT Staff. "Friends of WFGH offers stations support".
External links
- WFGH 90.7 Online
- WFGH in the FCC's FM station database
- WFGH on Radio-Locator
- WFGH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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