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WGGY
WGGY Froggy 101 logo.png
Broadcast areaNortheastern Pennsylvania
Frequency101.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingFroggy 101
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD2: AAA ("The Mountain")
HD3: Spanish hits (La Mega Radio)
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1948; 75 years ago (1948)
Former call signs
WGBI-FM (1948–1993)
Call sign meaning
"Froggy"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36202
ClassB
ERP7,000 watts (analog)
280 watts (digital)[1]
HAAT365 meters (1,198 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°25′38.2″N 75°44′51.6″W / 41.427278°N 75.747667°W / 41.427278; -75.747667 (WGGY)
Repeater(s)See § Simulcasts and repeaters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Listen live (via Audacy) (HD2)
Websitewww.audacy.com/froggy101
www.lamega95fm.com (HD3)

WGGY (101.3 FM, "Froggy 101") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Scranton, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. and broadcasts a country music format.

WGGY uses HD Radio, and broadcasts an AAA format on its HD2 subchannel.

Froggy 101 received national attention through NBC's series, The Office, with a Froggy 101 bumper sticker displayed on a filing cabinet beside Dwight Schrute's desk.[2][3]

Simulcasts and repeaters

WGGY's programming is simulcast on booster stations WGGY-FM1,[4] WGGY-FM2[5] and WGGY-FM3.[6] Until November 16, 2017, the programming was also simulcast on full-power WGGI (95.9 FM).

On September 26, 2017, Entercom (forerunner of Audacy) announced a divestment of three stations (KSOQ-FM, WGGI, and KSWD) to the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) as part of its merger with CBS Radio to comply with FCC ownership rules in the Wilkes Barre market; the FCC approved the sale of all three stations on November 2.[7] The announcement stated that upon the closing of the acquisition, EMF would flip WGGI to its K-Love network which airs contemporary Christian music; parent station WGGY would remain unchanged.[8] EMF changed WGGI's call sign to WKBP on November 16.[9]

Broadcast translators of WGGY
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID		 ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		 Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
WGGY-FM1 101.3 Honesdale, Pennsylvania 91317 50 7 m (23 ft) D 41°34′45.3″N 75°15′7.6″W / 41.579250°N 75.252111°W / 41.579250; -75.252111 (WGGY-FM1) FCC LMS
WGGY-FM2 101.3 East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 190777 2 254 m (833 ft) D 41°02′39.6″N 75°22′37.7″W / 41.044333°N 75.377139°W / 41.044333; -75.377139 (WGGY-FM2) FCC LMS
WGGY-FM3 101.3 Hazleton, Pennsylvania 203403 250 177 m (581 ft) D 41°58′9.3″N 75°57′26.7″W / 41.969250°N 75.957417°W / 41.969250; -75.957417 (WGGY-FM3) FCC LMS
Broadcast translators of WGGY-HD3
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID		 ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		 Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W235DC 94.9 Dickson City, Pennsylvania 157890 250 0 m (0 ft) D 41°25′36″N 75°44′50″W / 41.42667°N 75.74722°W / 41.42667; -75.74722 (W235DC) FCC LMS
W237DP 95.3 Mountain Top, Pennsylvania 145747 99 0 m (0 ft) D 41°10′58″N 75°52′07″W / 41.18278°N 75.86861°W / 41.18278; -75.86861 (W237DP) FCC LMS
Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap  Download coordinates as: KML

References

  1. ^ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WGGY]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. July 20, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Marchese, John (October 21, 2007). "Scranton Embraces the 'Office' Infamy". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Lussier, Germain (September 21, 2007). "'The Office' Fanatic's Guide to Scranton". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "FM Query Results for WGGY-FM1". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "FM Query Results for WGGY-FM2". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "FM Query Results for WGGY-FM3". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Entercom Announces Agreement To Divest Stations In Los Angeles, San Diego & Wilkes-Barre To Educational Media Foundation | FMQB". fmqb.name. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Trakin, Roy (September 26, 2017). "Entercom Sells Three Stations as CBS Radio Merger Nears Completion". Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.

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Radio stations in Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and the Wyoming Valley
Radio stations in Sunbury, Selinsgrove, and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Country radio stations in the state of Pennsylvania
Audacy, Inc.
Froggy branded radio stations in the United States
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