WRGG-LP

Radio station in Greencastle, Pennsylvania

39°47′28.66″N 77°40′30.03″W / 39.7912944°N 77.6750083°W / 39.7912944; -77.6750083LinksWebcastWRGG-LP WebstreamWebsiteWRGG-LP Online

WRGG-LP is a full-service and oldies broadcast radio station licensed to Greencastle, Pennsylvania, serving Greencastle, Antrim Township, and southern Franklin County in Pennsylvania.^[1] WRGG-LP is owned and operated by WRGG Good Companion Radio.^[4]

History

The Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation filed its application for a construction permit with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to begin the process of building WRGG-LP, on February 19, 2014.^[5] A significant grant from The Shockey Family Foundation allowed the station to quickly begin construction. A "license to cover" was granted by the FCC on June 7, 2016, allowing WRGG-LP to begin broadcasting.^[6] The station broadcast for the first time on June 14, 2016.^[2] Greencastle Mayor Robert E. Eberly was featured on the station's first day of programming, "congratulat[ing] the radio committee and others involved in the station's startup".^[2]

Many aspects of WRGG-LP come from former Greencastle station WKSL, now WQCM.^[7]^[8] The original idea for a community radio station came from the former town radio station WKSL.^[7] WKSL carried a "good companion" format, which featured Country Music and Christian radio shows.^[7] The transmitting antenna for WRGG-LP was placed on the former broadcast tower of WKSL.^[9] Ben Thomas, Sr., the father of WRGG-LP committee member and co-founder Ben Thomas, Jr., founded WKSL in 1969.^[9] Fellow committee members and co-founders Wade Burkholder, who was one of the original staff members of WKSL, and Dr. C. Gregory Hoover, retired Superintendent of Schools for the Greencastle-Antrim School District, trace their radio roots to WKSL.^[7]

WRGG-LP's license has since been transferred to WRGG Good Companion Radio.

Programming

The station features "hyperlocal" news, sports, community events and information from a team of volunteers.^[2]^[10] Along with the emphasis on news, sports and information, an Oldies format, with music from the 1950s, 60s and 70's is featured.^[10] The station also features "speciality shows" after 6:00 pm which includes locally produced programs featuring a wide variety of music and talk shows.

Location

The studios of WRGG-LP, located at 113 South Carlisle Street in Greencastle, were donated to the Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation by committee member and co-founder Wade Burkholder and his wife Linda.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bowen, Coria (June 14, 2016). "New radio station launches in Greencastle". The Herald-Mail. Hagerstown, Maryland: Schurz Communications. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ "WRGG-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 19, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ "Application Search Details - BLL-20160606ACO". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Fridgen, Pat (September 18, 2015). "Greencastle's WRGG set to launch next week at 93.7". The Echo Pilot. Greencastle, Pennsylvania: GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ "Call Sign History - WQCM". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Greencastle's WRGG set to launch next week at 93.7". The Record Herald. Waynesboro, Pennsylvania: GateHouse Media. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Barr, David (June 12, 2016). "Radio station hits airwaves Tuesday". The Public Opinion. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Gannett Company. Retrieved June 20, 2016.