WWEG

WWEG
Broadcast areaHagerstown metropolitan area and Frederick County, Maryland
Frequency106.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding106.9 The Eagle
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Subchannels
Ownership
OwnerManning Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
1954; 70 years ago (1954)
Former call signs
  • WARK-FM (1954–1976)
  • WWCS (1976–1982)
  • WXCS (1982–1985)
  • WARX (1985–2005)
Call sign meaning
"Eagle"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID39806
ClassB
ERP
  • 15,500 watts (analog)
  • 620 watts (digital)[2]
HAAT260 meters (850 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°29′57.4″N 77°36′41.0″W / 39.499278°N 77.611389°W / 39.499278; -77.611389 (WWEG)
Translator(s)See tables below
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WWEG (106.9 FM, "106.9 The Eagle") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Myersville, Maryland. The station is owned by Manning Broadcasting, Inc. and broadcasts a classic hits format.

The station's broadcast tower is located west of Myersville at (39°29′57.4″N 77°36′40.9″W / 39.499278°N 77.611361°W / 39.499278; -77.611361).[3] The station's service contour covers portions of the "Four-State Region" of western Maryland, South Central Pennsylvania, eastern West Virginia and northern Virginia.[4]

WWEG uses HD Radio and broadcasts a Christian adult contemporary format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Life FM", which is simulcast on translators W232DG in Frederick, Maryland and W271BV in Hagerstown, Maryland. The station also broadcasts a classic country format on its HD3 subchannel, branded as "93.5 & 100.5 Max Country", which is simulcast on translators W228AM in Frederick, Maryland, and W263CR in Halfway, Maryland. The HD4 subchannel is a simulcast of talk formatted WARK AM.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWEG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WWEG]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. April 13, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "FM Query Results for WWEG". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "54 dBu Service Contour for WWEG, Myersville, MD, 106.9 MHz". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 3, 2017.