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WWGY (FM)

Coordinates: 36°27′58″N 88°56′46″W / 36.466°N 88.946°W / 36.466; -88.946
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WWGY
Broadcast areaWestern Kentucky
and West Tennessee
Union City, Martin
Frequency99.3 MHz
BrandingNorthwest Tennessees FROGGY
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsAce & TJ Show
CBS Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (Forever South Licenses, LLC)
History
First air date
1954 (as WFUL-FM)
Former call signs
WFUL-FM (1953-1982)
WWKF (1982-2019)
Technical information
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT91 meters (299 ft)
Links
Websitewww.radionwtn.com
WRQR-FM
Broadcast areaWestern Kentucky
and West Tennessee
Paris, McKenzie, Murray
Frequency105.5 MHz
BrandingRocky 105.5
Programming
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsAce & TJ Show
CBS Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (Forever South Licenses, LLC)
History
First air date
1967
Former call signs
WTPR-FM (1968-1985)
WAKQ (1985-2019)
Technical information
ClassA
ERP3,700 watts
HAAT128 meters
Links
Websiteradionwtn.com

WWGY and WRQR-FM are known as "Northwest TN's FROGGY" (WWGY) and "Rocky 105.5" (WRQR-FM). Froggy 99.3 is a country music formatted radio station licensed to Fulton, Kentucky and WRQR-FM broadcasting a classic rock format licensed to Paris, Tennessee.

WWGY serves Union City, Tennessee, Fulton, Kentucky and Martin, Tennessee, while WRQR-FM serves Paris, Tennessee, McKenzie, Tennessee and Murray, Kentucky.

The nationally syndicated Ace & TJ Show can be heard on "KF-KQ".

Both WWGY and WRQR-FM are owned and operated by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC.

On February 3, 2020, WWGY changed their format from top 40/CHR to country, branded as "Froggy 94.3 & 99.3", while WRQR-FM changed their format from top 40/CHR to classic rock, branded as "Rocky 105.5".[1]

On December 30, 2020, WWGY dropped their broadcast on WTJF-FM and rebranded on-air as "99.3 Northwest TN's Froggy", dropping the mention of 94.3.

File:WWGY FROGGY 94.3-99.3 logo.png

References

  1. ^ Froggy and Rocky Debut in Northwest Tennessee Radioinsight - February 4, 2020

36°27′58″N 88°56′46″W / 36.466°N 88.946°W / 36.466; -88.946