WWEG

WWEG
	; ;
Myersville, Maryland;
Broadcast area	Hagerstown metropolitan area and Frederick County, Maryland
Frequency	106.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	106.9 The Eagle
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Subchannels	HD2: Christian adult contemporary "Life FM"; HD3: Classic country "93.5 & 100.5 Max Country"; HD4: News/Talk (WARK (AM) simulcast);
Ownership
Owner	Manning Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	WAFY; WARK;
History
First air date	1954; 70 years ago
Former call signs	WARK-FM (1954–1976); WWCS (1976–1982); WXCS (1982–1985); WARX (1985–2005);
Call sign meaning	"Eagle"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	39806
Class	B
ERP	15,500 watts (analog); 620 watts (digital);
HAAT	260 meters (850 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°29′57.4″N 77°36′41.0″W / 39.499278°N 77.611389°W
Translator(s)	See tables below
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	WWEG Webstream; WWEG-HD2 Webstream; WWEG-HD3 Webstream;
Website	106.9 The Eagle; Life FM (HD2); Max Country (HD3);

WWEG (106.9 FM, "106.9 The Eagle") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Myersville, Maryland. The station is owned by Manning Broadcasting, Inc. and broadcasts a classic hits format.

The station's broadcast tower is located west of Myersville at (39°29′57.4″N 77°36′40.9″W / 39.499278°N 77.611361°W / 39.499278; -77.611361).^[3] The station's service contour covers portions of the "Four-State Region" of western Maryland, South Central Pennsylvania, eastern West Virginia and northern Virginia.^[4]

WWEG uses HD Radio and broadcasts a Christian adult contemporary format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Life FM", which is simulcast on translator W271BV in Hagerstown, Maryland. The station also broadcasts a classic country format on its HD3 subchannel, branded as "93.5 & 100.5 Max Country", which is simulcast on translators W228AM in Frederick, Maryland, and W263CR in Halfway, Maryland. The HD4 subchannel is a simulcast of talk formatted WARK AM.

History

The station signed on for the first time in 1954 with the WARK-FM call sign. In 1976, the call sign was changed to WWCS, standing for "Country Sunshine", an automated country format it ran at the time.^[5] In a market dominated with country stations (WYII & WAYZ), WWCS struggled in the ratings even though it had the most powerful broadcast signal.

On October 6, 1982, WWCS became WXCS, dropping its country music format for album-oriented rock using the branding "107 X Marks The Rock". 107 X was a hit immediately, although its popularity waned as the "AOR" format struggled in the 80's.

On March 1, 1985, the call sign was changed to WARX, the AOR format was switched to soft adult contemporary and the station rebranded as "Magic 106.9".

In early 1991, the station switched to an oldies format with a branding change to "Oldies 106.9".

On December 30, 2004, previous owner Manning Broadcasting sold WARK and WARX to Nassau Broadcasting, who took control immediately via a local marketing agreement.^[6] On February 27, 2005, Nassau flipped to classic hits with the brading "106.9 The Eagle". Later the same day, nearby Waynesboro, Pennsylvania-based WWMD (now WBHB-FM) switched from Top 40 to classic rock with the WEEG call sign and a similar branding of "Eagle 101.5".^[7] After a brief time of dueling "Eagle"s, WEEG ceded the branding the following week and flipped to "Classic Rock 101.5" with the callsign WFYN.^[8]^[9]

In 2008, the city of license was changed to Myersville, Maryland.

After Nassau went into chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, WWEG and WARK, along with WAFY in Frederick, were re-purchased by Manning Broadcasting in May 2012,^[10] with the sale being completed on November 1, 2012, at a price of $6.4 million.^[11] Manning's repurchase of WWEG and WARK followed a lawsuit against Nassau over missed payments.^[12]

Translators

The following three translators simulcast the programming of WWEG-HD2 or HD3:

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info	Notes
W228AM	93.5 FM	Frederick, Maryland	20687	150	169 m (554 ft)	D	39°25′5.4″N 77°30′2.0″W / 39.418167°N 77.500556°W / 39.418167; -77.500556 (W228AM)	LMS	Simulcasts HD3
W232DG	94.3 FM	Frederick, Maryland	139260	117	24 m (79 ft)	D	39°29′38″N 77°29′55.0″W / 39.49389°N 77.498611°W / 39.49389; -77.498611 (W232DG)	LMS	Simulcasts HD2
W263CR	100.5 FM	Halfway, Maryland	141628	250	68 m (223 ft)	D	39°37′36.4″N 77°42′38.0″W / 39.626778°N 77.710556°W / 39.626778; -77.710556 (W263CR)	LMS	Simulcasts HD3
W271BV	102.1 FM	Hagerstown, Maryland	155478	250	72 m (236 ft)	D	39°37′36.4″N 77°42′38.0″W / 39.626778°N 77.710556°W / 39.626778; -77.710556 (W271BV)	LMS	Simulcasts HD2

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WWEG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WWEG]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. April 13, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
^ "FM Query Results for WWEG". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
^ "54 dBu Service Contour for WWEG, Myersville, MD, 106.9 MHz". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 14, 1976. p. 62.
^ CDBS File No. BAL - 20041230ABT. "CDBS Print". licensing.fcc.gov.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Hughes, Dave (February 27, 2005). "Two Eagles Land In Hagerstown". DCRTV.
^ Hughes, Dave (March 14, 2005). "WEEG Becomes WFYN". DCRTV.
^ Fybush, Scott (March 14, 2005). "["And there are new calls (again) for the former WWMD..."]". Northeast Radio Watch.
^ Aines, Don (May 9, 2012). "Two area radio stations return to local owners". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
^ "EMF Buys Dallas-Fort Worth FM From Liberman". All Access. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
^ "Manning Broadcasting Sues Nassau Principal Over Unpaid Note, Contract Amounts". All Access. January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID WWEG ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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W228AM at FCCdata.org
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W263CR at FCCdata.org
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W271BV at FCCdata.org

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WWEG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WWEG]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. April 13, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[3] "FM Query Results for WWEG". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[4] "54 dBu Service Contour for WWEG, Myersville, MD, 106.9 MHz". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[5] "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 14, 1976. p. 62.

[6] CDBS File No. BAL - 20041230ABT. "CDBS Print". licensing.fcc.gov.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[7] Hughes, Dave (February 27, 2005). "Two Eagles Land In Hagerstown". DCRTV.

[8] Hughes, Dave (March 14, 2005). "WEEG Becomes WFYN". DCRTV.

[9] Fybush, Scott (March 14, 2005). "["And there are new calls (again) for the former WWMD..."]". Northeast Radio Watch.

[thm-saletomanning-10] Aines, Don (May 9, 2012). "Two area radio stations return to local owners". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

[aa-manningtakeover-11] "EMF Buys Dallas-Fort Worth FM From Liberman". All Access. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

[aa-manninglawsuit-12] "Manning Broadcasting Sues Nassau Principal Over Unpaid Note, Contract Amounts". All Access. January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

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