WBGY

WBGY
City Naples, Florida
Broadcast area Marco Island, Florida
Branding 98.1 FM Marco Island
Frequency 88.1 MHz
Repeater(s) W251BL 98.1 MHz, Licensed to Everglades City operating at Marco Island
Format Adult contemporary music, Talk, News
ERP 110 watts
HAAT 18.0 meters
Class A
Facility ID 47386
Transmitter coordinates 25°51′56.00″N 81°23′9.00″W / 25.8655556°N 81.3858333°W / 25.8655556; -81.3858333
Owner Everglades City Broadcasting
Webcast Listen Live (via TuneIn)
Listen Live (PLS)
Website 98.1 FM Marco Island

WBGY (88.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mix of adult contemporary music, news, and talk. Licensed to Naples, Florida, United States, the station serves the Marco Island area. The station is currently owned by Everglades City Broadcasting.[1] The station is co-owned by Paul Lethbridge, former CBC television national news anchor and Toronto radio personality and Michelle Higgins. The station is repeated on W251BL 98.1 MHz; licensed to Everglades City and operating at Marco Island, the repeater serves the Marco Island area including Goodland and Isles of Capri.[2]

WBGY applied to the FCC in January 2015 for a city of license change, a power increase and change of tower location.[3][4][5]

WBGY is the flagship station for Florida Everblades hockey broadcasts.

In the 1970s, WBGY was the call sign of a 100,000 watt FM station at 93.3 licensed for operation in Tullahoma, Tennessee. It was owned by Jerry Newton, the brother of singer Wayne Newton.

References

  1. ↑ "WBGY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ FCC coverage map: W251BL
  3. ↑ Radio comes to Marco. Marco Island Sun Times, March 27, 2012.
  4. ↑ Radio-Info: "NEW STATION ON MARCO SORT OF", February 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ FCC coverage map: WBGY


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