WEXG
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| City | Farmer City, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Farmer City, Champaign, Bloomington |
| Branding | The Edge 98.3 |
| Slogan | Rockin' the Heartland |
| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1983 (as WZRO) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 5,200 watts |
| HAAT | 107 meters (351 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 14962 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°24′17.00″N 88°35′34.00″W / 40.4047222°N 88.5927778°W |
| Former callsigns |
WEZO (1983-1996) WWHP (1996-2018) |
| Owner |
Smash Hit Media, Inc. (Smash Hit Media, Inc.) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website |
classicrock983 |
WEXG (98.3 FM) is a classic rock formatted radio station in Farmer City, Illinois.[1] The station began operations in 1983 as WZRO 5 county country, then changed to WEZO, and changed to WWHP as "The Whip". It played a variety of music genres, primarily Americana roots, classic country, blues, and bluegrass. The station claimed to be located, "somewhere between Memphis and Chicago." [2]
After a change in ownership in early 2014, the station changed formats to classic hits.[3]
On November 23, 2015, WWHP became NewsTalk 98.3 with a local morning and afternoon drive.
Former Cities 92.9 morning host Ian Bayne is on from 6-9 am and national Breitbart editor Mike Flynn from 3-6 pm. Other programming includes Laura Ingraham, Dana Loesch, Jerry Doyle, and Lars Larson.[4]
On May 30, 2016, WWHP changed their format to classic rock.
On January 24, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WEXG and rebranded as "The Edge".[5]
References
- ↑ "WEXG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ↑ "WEXG Radio Station Information". Radio & Records.
- ↑ Nowicki, Jerry (2014-08-12). "Radio station WWHP sold; format to change". News-Gazette.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ↑ WWHP Bloomington/Champaign IL Flipping To News/Talk
- ↑ WWHP Relaunches as The Edge Radioinsight - January 31, 2018