WPNG (FM)

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WPNG
Broadcast areaDouglas-Waycross
Frequency101.9 MHz
Branding101.9 The Rocket
Programming
FormatRock
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • BROADCAST SOUTH DOUGLAS GA.
  • (BROADCAST SOUTH LLC.)
History
First air date
August 1999
Call sign meaning
W PearsoN Georgia
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID78442
ClassC3
ERP13,000 watts
HAAT140 meters
Transmitter coordinates
31°19′36.00″N 82°51′54.00″W / 31.3266667°N 82.8650000°W / 31.3266667; -82.8650000
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitetherocketrocks.ocm

WPNG (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a rock format. Licensed to Pearson, Georgia, United States, it serves the Douglas, Georgia and Waycross, Georgia areas. The station changed ownership when Broadcast South, LLC bought the station in 2009.[2]

It was previously owned by KM Radio of Pearson, LLC (a subsidiary of KM Communications Inc. based in Skokie, IL), the original licensee. From November 2001 through March 6, 2009, they were known as "Freedom 101.9" and carried an Adult Contemporary format provided via satellite from ABC Radio The station was known as Classic Rock 101.9 from the date it first went on the air in 1999 until November 2001.

WPNG is under exclusive contract with the Coffee County, Georgia school system to broadcast the Coffee Trojan Football games with "Voice of the Trojans" Gene Wade and Leslie Byron Smith.

The station changed its format to Rock on January 5, 2018.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPNG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WPNG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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    WPNG
    Broadcast areaDouglas-Waycross
    Frequency101.9 MHz
    Branding101.9 The Rocket
    Programming
    FormatRock
    AffiliationsWestwood One
    Ownership
    Owner
    • BROADCAST SOUTH DOUGLAS GA.
    • (BROADCAST SOUTH LLC.)
    History
    First air date
    August 1999
    Call sign meaning
    W PearsoN Georgia
    Technical information[1]
    Licensing authority
    FCC
    Facility ID78442
    ClassC3
    ERP13,000 watts
    HAAT140 meters
    Transmitter coordinates
    31°19′36.00″N 82°51′54.00″W / 31.3266667°N 82.8650000°W / 31.3266667; -82.8650000
    Links
    Public license information
    • Public file
    • LMS
    WebcastListen Live
    Websitetherocketrocks.ocm

    WPNG (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a rock format. Licensed to Pearson, Georgia, United States, it serves the Douglas, Georgia and Waycross, Georgia areas. The station changed ownership when Broadcast South, LLC bought the station in 2009.[2]

    It was previously owned by KM Radio of Pearson, LLC (a subsidiary of KM Communications Inc. based in Skokie, IL), the original licensee. From November 2001 through March 6, 2009, they were known as "Freedom 101.9" and carried an Adult Contemporary format provided via satellite from ABC Radio The station was known as Classic Rock 101.9 from the date it first went on the air in 1999 until November 2001.

    WPNG is under exclusive contract with the Coffee County, Georgia school system to broadcast the Coffee Trojan Football games with "Voice of the Trojans" Gene Wade and Leslie Byron Smith.

    The station changed its format to Rock on January 5, 2018.

    References

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPNG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
    2. ^ "WPNG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
    • Facility details for Facility ID 78442 (WPNG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
    • WPNG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database


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