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| Broadcast area |
Eastern Kentucky Southwest Virginia Northeastern Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.1 FM MHz |
| Branding | "101 WSGS" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country [1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mountain Broadcasting Service, Inc. |
| WJMD, WKIC, WZQQ | |
| History | |
First air date | November 23, 1947 [2] |
Call sign meaning | Whitaker Sparkman Gorman Sturgill
[3] Last names of the station's original owners |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 43964 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 100,000
Watts Horizontal 88,000 Watts Vertical |
| HAAT | 446 meters (1,463 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′38.0″N 83°10′52.0″W / 37.193889°N 83.181111°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WSGS Webstream |
| Website | WSGS Online |
WSGS is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hazard, Kentucky, United States, serving Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia. [1] WSGS is owned and operated by Mountain Broadcasting Service, Inc. [4]
Due to the high altitude of the station's transmitter, WSGS's strong signal can be heard throughout eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee, including parts of the Tri-Cities. [5]
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/ Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ^ "WSGS & WKIC - Celebrating 66 Years On The Air". WSGS/Mountain Broadcasting Service, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "WSGS - Timeline Photos". Facebook/Mountain Broadcasting Service, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ^ "WSGS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ^ "60 dBu Service Contour for WSGS, 101.1 MHz, Hazard, KY". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
External links
- WSGS Online
- WSGS in the FCC FM station database
- WSGS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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