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'''WBGY''' (88.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a mix of adult contemporary music, news, and talk. Licensed to [[Naples, Florida]], |
'''WBGY''' (88.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a mix of adult contemporary music, news, and talk. Licensed to [[Naples, Florida]], United States, 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.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}} The station is repeated on '''W251BL''' 98.1 MHz; licensed to [[Everglades City, Florida|Everglades City]] and operating at [[Marco Island, Florida|Marco Island]], the repeater serves the [[Marco Island, Florida|Marco Island]] area including [[Goodland, Florida|Goodland]] and Isles of Capri.<ref>[https://maps.google.com/?q=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/contourplot.kml?gmap=2%26appid=1459200%26call=W251BL%26freq=98.1%26contour=60%26city=EVERGLADES_CITY%26state=FL.kml FCC coverage map: W251BL]</ref> |
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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>[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 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>[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> |
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Broadcast area | Marco Island, Florida |
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Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
Branding | 98.1 FM Marco Island |
Programming | |
Format | Adult contemporary music, Talk, News |
Ownership | |
Owner | Everglades City Broadcasting |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 47386 |
Class | A |
ERP | 110 watts |
HAAT | 18.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°51′56.00″N 81°23′9.00″W / 25.8655556°N 81.3858333°W |
Repeater(s) | W251BL 98.1 MHz, Licensed to Everglades City operating at Marco Island |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live (via TuneIn) Listen Live (PLS) |
Website | 98.1 FM Marco Island |
WBGY (88.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mix of adult contemporary music, news, and talk. Licensed to Naples, Florida, United States, the station serves the Marco Island area. The station is currently owned by Everglades City Broadcasting.[1] The station is co-owned by Paul Lethbridge, former CBC television national news anchor and Toronto radio personality and Michelle Higgins.[citation needed] The station is repeated on W251BL 98.1 MHz; licensed to Everglades City and operating at Marco Island, the repeater serves the Marco Island area including Goodland and Isles of Capri.[2]
WBGY applied to the FCC in January 2015 for a city of license change, a power increase and change of tower location.[3][4][5]
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. It was owned by Jerry Newton, the brother of singer Wayne Newton.[citation needed]
References
External links
- 98.1 FM Marco Island
- Facebook - 98.1 FM Marco Island
- Facebook - 88.1 The Island FM (old page)
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› WBGY in the FCC FM station database
- WBGY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W251BL in the FCC FM station database
- W251BL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W251BL in the FCC FM station database