WBYG

WBYG
Broadcast areaPoint Pleasant, West Virginia
Mason County, West Virginia
Gallia County, Ohio
Frequency99.5 MHz
BrandingPure Rock 99.5
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
Ownership
OwnerTotal Media Group
WTHQ, WYVK, WMPO
History
First air date
1995
Call sign meaning
play on the word "big"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID5283
ClassA
ERP4,700 watts
HAAT100 meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°50′49.0″N 82°7′50.0″W / 38.846944°N 82.130556°W / 38.846944; -82.130556
Links
Public license information

WBYG (99.5 FM) is a mainstream rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serving Point Pleasant, Mason County in West Virginia and Gallia County in Ohio. WBYG is owned and operated by Total Media Group.

The call letters were formerly held by an AM radio station at 1450 kHz in Savannah, Georgia (now silent).

On June 21, 2024, WBYG changed their format from country to mainstream rock, branded as "Pure Rock 99.5".[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBYG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ WBYG Flips From Big Country to Pure Rock Radioinsight - June 24, 2024