WEGX
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| City of license | Dillon, South Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Fayetteville, Florence, Myrtle Beach |
| Branding | Todays Country Eagle 92.9 |
| Frequency | 92.9 MHz |
| Format | Country music |
| Audience share | 10.4 (Fa'07, R&R[1]) |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 492.9 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 16936 |
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| Callsign meaning | EGX = 'Eagle'[2] |
| Former callsigns | WDSC-FM (1978-1986) WZNS (1986-1994) |
| Owner | Qantum of Florence License Company, LLC |
| Website | eagle929online.com |
WEGX (92.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Dillon, South Carolina, USA, the station serves the Fayetteville, Florence, and Myrtle Beach areas. The station is currently owned by Qantum of Florence License Company, LLC.[3]
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[edit] History of WEGX, Philadelphia
Formerly, WEGX was Philadelphia's "Eagle 106." Its audience target was in the teens to early 20s range. Danny Bonaduce, formerly of the Partridge Family and talk show host, was one of the station's well-known personalities, second to John Lander and the "Nut Hut". Its short run had a tremendous impact on the youth at the time. On March 12, 1993, the station switched formats and became (the former) WJJZ, Smooth Jazz 106. The FCC official date was March 22, 1993. No sources have indicated the call sign being used in between these two stations.
During the early 1990s WEGX had a great run in the Philadelphia market. Some notable talent that were involved with the station: Brian Philips (President of CMT as of 2008), John Lander, Danny Bonaduce, Spyder Harrison, Cadillac Jack, JoJo, Sean Caldwell, and many others.
[edit] History of WEGX, Dillon
For many years Eagle 92.9 had the call letters WDSC-FM. The format was adult contemporary in the 1980s when WDSC-FM became WZNS Z-92.9 and increased its signal power, already at 100,000 watts, by moving to one of the area's tallest towers, the one already used by WPDE[citation needed].
WZNS "Z93" played classic rock in the early 1990s. Just before the switch to the current format, the station became known for crazy stunts such as chickens, bouncing balls, barking dogs and running water. One stunt was a computerized countdown from 32,084 created by Dan Robins, corporate product manager of Smart Computers and Software in Fayetteville[4][5]. After the switch to country in 1994, billboards and newspaper ads advised people "Do not listen to 92.9 FM.[6]."
Eagle 92.9 announced a move to studios in Fayetteville, North Carolina later that year. Owner Beasley Broadcasting also owned Fayetteville country station WKML[7].
The Eagle did not do well in Fayetteville, and on July 2, 1997, three years after buying the station, Beasley announced it would sell WEGX. Root Communications of Daytona Beach owned several stations in the Florence, South Carolina and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina markets, areas where Beasley had not succeeded in buying radio stations[8]. Root's stations were later sold to Qantum Communications[9].
[edit] References
- ^ "Florence Market Ratings", Radio & Records.
- ^ Call Letter Origins. Radio History on the Web.
- ^ WEGX Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Michael Futch, "Bob and Mike Are Back, Promising to Be Nice," The Fayetteville Observer, April 22, 1994.
- ^ Gina Evans, "Radio Countdown," The Fayetteville Observer, June 5, 1994.
- ^ Bob Horne, "Do Not -- I Repeat, Do Not -- Read the Column Below," The Fayetteville Observer, June 7, 1994.
- ^ Michael Futch, "WEGX One Eagle That's Migrating North," The Fayetteville Observer, September 30, 1994.
- ^ Michael Futch, "'The Eagle' Lands on the Market," The Fayetteville Observer, July 6, 1997.
- ^ http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=104016&pt=archive, Retrieved on 2008/05/21.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WEGX
- Radio Locator information on WEGX
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WEGX
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