WEGR

WEGR
Broadcast areaMemphis metropolitan area
Frequency102.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding102.7 Kiss FM
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: WREC simulcast (News/talk)
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
KJMS, KWNW, WDIA, WHAL-FM, WHRK, WREC
History
First air date
March 1967; 57 years ago (1967-03) (as WREC-FM)
Former call signs
  • WREC-FM (1967–1975)
  • WZXR (1975–1986)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58397
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT287 meters (942 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°16′33″N 89°46′38″W / 35.275917°N 89.777306°W / 35.275917; -89.777306
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website1027kissfm.iheart.com

WEGR (102.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Arlington, Tennessee, and serving the Memphis metropolitan area, including sections of Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi. WEGR airs a hot adult contemporary format and calls itself 102.7 Kiss FM. It is owned by iHeartMedia with studios on Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Southeast Memphis.

WEGR is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, that maximum for most radio stations. The transmitter is on Brief Road in Brunswick, Tennessee.[2] WEGR broadcasts in the HD Radio format.[3] It carries the talk radio programming of sister station WREC 600 AM on its HD2 subchannel.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEGR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WEGR
  3. ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=29 HD Radio Guide for Memphis