WEPG

WEPG
City South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Branding 104.9 The River
Slogan "The Best Country"
Frequency 910 kHz
Translator(s) 104.9 W285FW (South Pittsburg)
First air date 1954
Format Country
Power 5,000 watts (day)
95 watts (night)
ERP 250 watts
Class D
Facility ID 40154
Transmitter coordinates 35°0′57.00″N 85°42′0.00″W / 35.0158333°N 85.7000000°W / 35.0158333; -85.7000000
Callsign meaning Eaton P. Govan (founder and original owner's initials)
Affiliations ABC Radio
Owner S. Travis Hickman
(Spencer Travis Hickman)
Sister stations WSDQ
Website theriver1049.com Note that the domain has no www subdomain configured!

WEPG (104.9 FM and 910 AM, "104.9 The River") is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to South Pittsburg, Tennessee, United States. The station is owned by Spencer Travis Hickman and features local programming and syndicated programming from ABC Radio.The station simulcasts on a co-located FM translator at 104.9 mHz, which is also licensed to South Pittsburg. [1]

History

WEPG still utilizes the original broadcast tower, which was erected circa 1954, and which has a height of 255 feet (78 m). The tower and studios border the Tennessee River.

Travis Hickman, Owner and Program Director, has been with WEPG since 1982 and is the longest tenured personality with the station. As part of the format WEPG also filters in some Bluegrass from time to time. WEPG is a big supporter of "The Mother Church of Country Music." The world-famous Grand Ole Opry.

WEPG's popular morning Swap & Shop show has been a mainstay on the station since shortly after the station signed-on the air.

WEPG also offers its programming over local cable television on Charter (Spectrum) channel 197 and locally-owned and operated BlueBridge Media channel 2, in addition to their 104.9 FM translator and the original 910 AM signal.

References

  1. ↑ "WEPG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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