WYGG
Frequency88.1 MHz
BrandingRadio Bonne Nouvelle
Programming
FormatReligious radio
Ownership
OwnerMinority Business & Housing Development, Inc.
History
First air date
1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19867
ClassA
ERP920 watts
HAAT34 meters
Transmitter coordinates
40°13′01″N 74°00′33″W / 40.21694°N 74.00917°W / 40.21694; -74.00917
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitegoodnewsradiotv.com

WYGG (88.1 FM, "Radio Bonne Nouvelle") is a radio station licensed to serve Asbury Park, New Jersey.[2] The station is owned by Minority Business & Housing Development, Inc. It airs a religious radio format.[3] The station's nickname translates to "Good News Radio" in English.

The station was assigned the WYGG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 4, 1994.[4]

Programming

WYGG serves the Haitian-American community of Asbury Park and the greater New York City area with religious, community involvement, and information programming. The station broadcasts in French, English, and Creole.[2]

Journalist Maureen Nevin created and has hosted a weekly public affairs talk show called "Asbury Radio — The Radio Voice of Asbury Park" for more than six years, during which time the show reported on the redevelopment of the city's waterfront. In November 2006, the FCC ordered the 100-watt station off the air for radiation signing violations[clarification needed] it cited in a December 20, 2007, letter, and fined the station $25,000. The station resumed in February 2007 and gained approval to broadcast at 1500 watts. However, Asbury Radio did not return to the air.[5]

Ownership

In December 1998, Minority Business and Housing Development Inc. (Abner Louima, president), reached an agreement to purchase WYGG from Evangelical Crusade of Fishers of Men, Inc., for $1.[6] United Press International characterized this as "a financial formality for what amounts to a gift."[7] The FCC approved the transfer to MBHD in May 2000.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYGG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b Chen, David W. (July 17, 2001). "All Languages, All the Time, And All Over the Suburban Dial". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. ^ "Goldenseal, WRSU make a connection". Asbury Park Press. February 17, 2008.
  6. ^ Holmes, Alisa (February 15, 1999). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable.
  7. ^ "Louima to Buy NJ Radio Station". United Press International. February 8, 1999.
  8. ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.

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Radio stations in Monmouth and Ocean County, New Jersey (Jersey Shore)
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