WJGK
WJGK (formerly WGNY-FM) is a radio station located in Newburgh, New York, which plays mostly gold-based adult contemporary music. The station also has a wide playlist reaching into the Hot AC and Triple A charts.
City | Newburgh, New York |
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Broadcast area | Newburgh-Poughkeepsie-Middletown |
Frequency | 103.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | The Fox |
Slogan | 103.1 WJGK-"Your Adult Pop Alternative" |
Programming | |
Format | Adult Contemporary HD2: Country "Fox Country" |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sunrise Broadcasting Corporation |
Sister stations | WGNY-FM, WGNY |
History | |
First air date | October 29, 1966 (as WFMN) |
Former call signs | WFMN (1966-1985) WGNY-FM (1985-2010) |
Call sign meaning | Radio group owner's initials |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 63943 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 85 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°28′25″N 74°08′22″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
Website | foxradio.us |
Originally known as WFMN ("FM Newburgh"; on-air October 29, 1966), the station was owned by brothers Wilbur and Donald Nelson until 1973, when they sold out to Stereo Newburgh, Inc. The following year, WFMN was bought by WGNY (AM), eventually changing its calls to WGNY-FM in 1985, then to WJGK in 2010.
On Feb. 14, 2002 at 12PM, WGNY-FM relaunched as Hits 103.1, The Best Hits and The Best Variety of the 80s, 90s and Today. On June 5, 2005, WGNY-FM started a simulcast with WTSX, a station located in Port Jervis, New York, relaunching first as The Fox 96.7 and Hits 103.1, then as Fox 96.7/103.1. It is now known as The Fox 103.1-Your Adult Pop Alternative. WJGK's studios and transmitter are located in New Windsor, New York.
Weekday Schedule
- Midnight - 6:00 AM - The Fox (unanchored)
- 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM - "Fox in the Morning" with Annika Sonic
- 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM - Michelle Michaels
- 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM - John Roberts
- 7:00 PM - Midnight - Rose Tamberino
Weekend Schedule(Saturdays)
- Midnight - 6:00 AM - The Fox (unanchored)
- 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM - John Roberts
- 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM - Michelle Michaels
- 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM - "Entertainment Top 10 Countdown" with Jackson Blue
- 7:00 PM - Midnight - Retro Mix
Weekend Schedule(Sundays)
- 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM - "Absolute 80's" with Nina Blackwood
- 7:00 PM - Midnight - "Livin' Lovin'" the 80's with Tom Kent
References
External links
- WJGK Website
- WJGK in the FCC's FM station database
- WJGK on Radio-Locator
- WJGK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database