WEGW
Radio station in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
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WEGW (107.5 FM, "Eagle 107.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, and serving the West Virginia Panhandle and parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania. It has a classic rock format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc., with studios at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Wheeling.
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| Broadcast area | West Virginia Panhandle |
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| Frequency | 107.5 MHz |
| Branding | Eagle 107.5 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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| History | |
First air date | October 1965 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Eagle Wheeling |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72173 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 16,000 watts |
| HAAT | 269 meters (883 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°3′41.0″N 80°45′9.0″W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | eagle1075 |
WEGW's transmitter is sited on Kirkwood Heights Road in Bridgeport, Ohio.
History
The station signed on in October 1965 as WTRF-FM. It was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System and played a variety of musical styles in its early days.
In 1984, it changed its call letters to WZMM and in 1989, it switched to its current call sign, WEGW.
