WPGW-FM

WPGW-FM
City	Portland, Indiana
Branding	J-Country 101
Frequency	100.9 MHz
First air date	May 19, 1975
Format	Country
ERP	4,600 watts
HAAT	55.0 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	73878
Transmitter coordinates	40°26′10.00″N 85°0′54.00″W
Call sign meaning	"Portland-Glenn West"
Owner	Wpgw, Inc.
Sister stations	WPGW (AM)
Website	WPGW Radio.com

WPGW-FM (100.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country format. It is licensed to Portland, Indiana, in the United States. The station is currently owned by Wpgw, Inc..[1][2]

Early history

Glenn West, a local electronic engineer, founded WPGW (AM) in 1951. He and his wife owned and operated the station until 1974. WPGW-FM was granted to West as a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1973 but was put up for sale due to West's advancing age and health concerns. Both stations were sold in the summer of 1974 to Bob Brandon (previously with WOWO in Fort Wayne).

WPGW-FM made its debut one year later on May 19, 1975. Both stations remain owned and operated by its company and licensee WPGW Inc.

In 1980, Rob Weaver purchased WPGW Inc. and both stations from Bob Brandon.

Jay Country 101

A country music format was adopted in 1980 after a five-year simulcast of its AM sister "PG-14" with an adult contemporary format. That format and branding remains in place.

WPGW-FM's sister station is WZBD (the former WQTZ) founded in August 1993 located to the north in Berne, operating under the licensee name Adams County Radio Inc.

References

"WPGW-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
"WPGW-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

External links

WPGW information at the Indiana Radio Archive

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[1] "WPGW-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] "WPGW-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

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