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WOGH

Coordinates: 40°20′32.00″N 80°37′14.00″W / 40.3422222°N 80.6205556°W / 40.3422222; -80.6205556
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40°20′32.00″N 80°37′14.00″W / 40.3422222°N 80.6205556°W / 40.3422222; -80.6205556

WOGH
Simulcast with WOGG Oliver and WOGI Moon Township
Broadcast areaWestern Pennsylvania
West Virginia Panhandle
Eastern Ohio
Frequency103.5 MHz
BrandingFroggy 103.5
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
WKPL, WOGI, WOGG, WOHI, WPKL
History
First air date
May 1, 1947 (as WSTV-FM)
Former call signs
  • WSTV-FM (1947–1974)
  • WRKY (1974–2000)
  • WOGE (2000)
  • WOGH (2000–2017)
  • WLYI (2017–2022)
Call sign meaning
"Froggy"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65408
ClassB
ERP19,500 watts
HAAT247 meters (810 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°20′33.00″N 80°37′14.00″W / 40.3425000°N 80.6205556°W / 40.3425000; -80.6205556
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteFroggy 103.5 Online

WOGH (103.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves Western Pennsylvania including part of Greater Pittsburgh, as well as the West Virginia Panhandle and Eastern Ohio. It is owned by Forever Media and airs a country radio format known as "Froggy".

WOGH has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 19,500 watts. The transmitter is on Burr Avenue in Mingo Junction, Ohio, near the Ohio River.[2] It shares a tower with WTOV-TV.

History

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On May 1, 1947, the station signed on as WSTV-FM. It was originally licensed to Steubenville, Ohio, co-owned with WSTV (1340 AM). The two stations mostly simulcast, although WSTV went dark in 2011.

WLYI on a SPARC HD Radio with RDS.

In the early 2000s, WOGH was part of a multi-station simulcast known as "Froggy." Sister stations include the "Froggyland" flagship WOGI "Froggy 104.3", WOGG "Froggy 94.9" and WFGI "Froggy 95.5". FM 103.5 had Froggy-oriented call signs, WOGE in 2000 and WOGH from 2000 to 2017.

Willie 103.5

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On April 11, 2017, WOGH split from the "Froggy" simulcast and flipped to classic country, branded as "Willie 103.5."[3] On April 17, 2017, WOGH changed its call letters to WLYI, to go with the "Willie 103.5" branding.[4]

Froggy returns

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On August 1, 2022, WLYI flipped back to country, once again as part of "Froggy". The station changed its call letters back to WOGH with the change.[5]

WLYI had an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move its tower location from Jefferson County, Ohio, to an area near Imperial, Pennsylvania, thus giving it complete coverage within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. However that application was dismissed by the FCC for failing to provide FAA registration data for the application.[6] The station is currently owned by Forever Media, LLC.[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOGH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WOGH
  3. ^ Forever Brings Classic Country to Pittsburgh Radioinsight - April 11, 2017
  4. ^ "Radio Station Finder".
  5. ^ "Willie Gives Way To More Froggy In Pittsburgh". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  6. ^ "FCC Document". fcc.gov. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ "WOGH Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  8. ^ "WOGH Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  9. ^ "Application Service Contour Map". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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