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{{short description|Radio station in Everglades City, Florida}}
{{for|the airport in Sri Aman, Sarawak, Malaysia assigned the ICAO code WBGY|Simanggang Airport}}
{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WBGY
| name = WBGY
| image =
| logo = [[File:WVOI-AM & 98.1 W251BL-FM Logo (2015).png|200px]]
| city = [[Naples, Florida]]
| logo_size =
| area = [[Marco Island, Florida]]
| city = Everglades City, Florida
| branding = ''88.1 The Island''
| area = Everglades City and Marco Island, Florida
| slogan =
| branding = ''98.1 FM Marco Island''
| airdate =
| airdate =
| frequency = 88.1 [[MHz]]
| frequency = 90.3 [[MHz]]
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| repeater =
| format = [[Adult contemporary music]], [[Talk radio|Talk]], [[News broadcasting|News]]
| translators = {{Radio Relay|98.1|W251BL|Everglades City}}
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| power =
| erp = 110 [[watt]]s
| format = [[Adult contemporary music]], [[Talk radio|Talk]], [[News broadcasting|News]]
| haat = 18.0 meters
| power =
| class = A
| erp = 110 [[watt]]s
| facility_id = 47386
| haat = {{convert|33|m|ft|sp=us}}
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| class = A
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| coordinates = {{coord|25|51|56.00|N| 81|23|9.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning =
| facility_id = 47386
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| coordinates = {{coord|25|51|56.00|N| 81|23|9.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
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| former_callsigns =
| callsign_meaning =
| owner = Everglades City Broadcasting
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| former_callsigns =
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| licensee =
| owner = Kol Halev 2000 Corporation
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| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://theislandfm.net/ Listen Live]
| licensee =
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| sister_stations =
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| website = [http://theislandfm.net/ The Island FM]
| webcast = [https://tunein.com/radio/981-Marco-Island-1480-s21667/ Listen Live] (via [[TuneIn]])<br />[http://wvoi21.primcast.com:5246/listen.pls Listen Live] ([[PLS (file format)|PLS]])
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| affiliations =
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| website = [http://98fmmarcoisland.com/ 98.1 FM Marco Island]
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| affiliations =
}}
}}
'''WBGY''' (88.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a mix of adult contemporary music, news, and talk. Licensed to [[Naples, Florida]], USA, the station serves the [[Marco Island]] area. The station is currently owned by Everglades City Broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBGY |title=WBGY Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> The station is co-owned by Paul Lethbridge, former CBC television national news anchor and Toronto radio personality and Michelle Higgins.{{Cn|date=September 2015}}
'''WBGY''' (90.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a mix of adult contemporary music, news, and talk. Licensed to [[Everglades City, Florida]], United States, the station serves the [[Marco Island]] area. The station is currently owned by the Kol Halev 2000 Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBGY |title=WBGY Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> WBGY was formerly co-owned by Paul Lethbridge, former CBC television national news anchor and Toronto radio personality and Michelle Higgins.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}} On July 20, 2020, WBGY ownership was transferred to the Kol Halev 2000 Corporation based in Hollywood Florida.


WBGY applied to the FCC in January 2015 for a city of license change, a power increase and change of tower location.<ref name=SunTimes032712>[http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120327/MARCONEWS/120327002/Radio-comes-Marco?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome ''Radio comes to Marco''. Marco Island Sun Times, March 27, 2012.]</ref><ref>[http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=207045.0 Radio-Info: "NEW STATION ON MARCO SORT OF", February 17, 2012.]</ref><ref>[http://maps.google.com/?q=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/contourplot.kml?gmap=2%26appid=542975%26call=WBGY%26freq=88.1%26contour=60%26city=NAPLES%26state=FL.kml FCC coverage map: WBGY]</ref>
WBGY applied to the FCC in January 2015 for a city of license change from Naples, Florida to Everglades City, Florida, along with a power increase and change of tower location.<ref name=SunTimes032712>[http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120327/MARCONEWS/120327002/Radio-comes-Marco?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome ''Radio comes to Marco''. Marco Island Sun Times, March 27, 2012.]</ref><ref>[http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=207045.0 Radio-Info: "NEW STATION ON MARCO SORT OF", February 17, 2012.]</ref><ref>[https://maps.google.com/?q=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/contourplot.kml?gmap=2%26appid=542975%26call=WBGY%26freq=88.1%26contour=60%26city=NAPLES%26state=FL.kml FCC coverage map: WBGY]</ref>

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]]. {{citation needed span|text=It was owned by Jerry Newton, the brother of singer Wayne Newton.|date=September 2015}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://98fmmarcoisland.com/ 98.1 FM Marco Island]
*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Island-FM/407455562742002?sk=timeline Facebook - The Island FM] (new page)
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/981-the-Island/230568323668522 Facebook - 88.1 The Island FM] (old page)
*[https://www.facebook.com/98FMMARCONAPLES/ Facebook - 98.1 FM Marco Island]
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 17 May 2024

WBGY
  • Everglades City, Florida
Broadcast areaEverglades City and Marco Island, Florida
Frequency90.3 MHz
Branding98.1 FM Marco Island
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary music, Talk, News
Ownership
OwnerKol Halev 2000 Corporation
Technical information
Facility ID47386
ClassA
ERP110 watts
HAAT33 meters (108 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
25°51′56.00″N 81°23′9.00″W / 25.8655556°N 81.3858333°W / 25.8655556; -81.3858333
Translator(s)98.1 W251BL (Everglades City)
Links
WebcastListen Live (via TuneIn)
Listen Live (PLS)
Website98.1 FM Marco Island

WBGY (90.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mix of adult contemporary music, news, and talk. Licensed to Everglades City, Florida, United States, the station serves the Marco Island area. The station is currently owned by the Kol Halev 2000 Corporation.[1] WBGY was formerly co-owned by Paul Lethbridge, former CBC television national news anchor and Toronto radio personality and Michelle Higgins.[citation needed] On July 20, 2020, WBGY ownership was transferred to the Kol Halev 2000 Corporation based in Hollywood Florida.

WBGY applied to the FCC in January 2015 for a city of license change from Naples, Florida to Everglades City, Florida, along with a power increase and change of tower location.[2][3][4]

References[edit]

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

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